WordPress Core 2.1.1 - Supply Chain Compromise

2007-03-02 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.1.2

Affected CoreWordPress 2.1

Affected Version2.1.1

CVSS9.8Critical

CVEN/A

View all WordPress 2.1 vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

Version 2.1.1 of WordPress was injected with malicious code that supplied attackers with backdoor access to WordPress sites.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.1.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-506 (Embedded Malicious Code) The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6711f542-8b75-4968-86ac-9686ded775b7

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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