WordPress Core < 1.5.1.3 - Arbitrary Email Content Change

2005-06-29 00:00

James Bercegay

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.5.1.3

Affected CoreWordPress 1.5

Affected Version<= 1.5.1.2

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2005-2109

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Vulnerability Overview

wp-login.php in WordPress 1.5.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to change the content of the forgotten password e-mail message via the message variable, which is not initialized before use.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.5.1.3, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')) The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2109 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f25d0409-dbca-4c5a-9f43-fc03e5307d0f

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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