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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-10.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1b22af57 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200611-10"> + <title>WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Flaws in WordPress allow a Denial of Service, the disclosure of user + metadata and the overwriting of restricted files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">wordpress</product> + <announced>November 17, 2006</announced> + <revised>November 17, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>153303</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-apps/wordpress" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.5</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + WordPress is a PHP and MySQL based multiuser blogging system. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + "random" discovered that users can enter serialized objects as strings + in their profiles that will be harmful when unserialized. "adapter" + found out that user-edit.php fails to effectively deny non-permitted + users access to other user's metadata. Additionally, a directory + traversal vulnerability in the wp-db-backup module was discovered. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + By entering specially crafted strings in his profile, an attacker can + crash PHP or even the web server running WordPress. Additionally, by + crafting a simple URL, an attacker can read metadata of any other user, + regardless of their own permissions. A user with the permission to use + the database backup plugin can possibly overwrite files he otherwise + has no access to. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All WordPress users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/wordpress-2.0.5"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5705">CVE-2006-5705</uri> + <uri link="http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3142">WordPress Ticket 3142</uri> + <uri link="http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2591">WordPress Ticket 2591</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:56:04 +0000"> + frilled + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:33:42 +0000"> + frilled + </metadata> +</glsa> |