WordPress < 2.5.1 Crafted Cookie Authentication Bypass

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4488

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw that allows authenticated users to gain administrative access.

Description

The version of WordPress installed on the remote host is vulnerable to a flaw in the way that it handles cookies. Specifically, an attacker with the ability to create specific accounts would be able to use the flaw in the cookie handler to gain administrative access to the application.

Solution

Upgrade to WordPress 2.5.1, or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 4488

Family: CGI

Published: 4/28/2008

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1930

BID: 28935

Detections

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