GLSA 200608-19: WordPress: Privilege escalation
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | WordPress: Privilege escalation |
| Date: | 08/10/2006 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200608-19 |
Synopsis
A flaw in WordPress allows registered WordPress users to elevate privileges.Background
WordPress is a PHP and MySQL based multiuser blogging system.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| www-apps/wordpress | < 2.0.4 | >= 2.0.4 | All supported architectures |
Description
The WordPress developers have confirmed a vulnerability in capability checking for plugins.
Impact
By exploiting a flaw, a user can circumvent WordPress access restrictions when using plugins. The actual impact depends on the configuration of WordPress and may range from trivial to critical, possibly even the execution of arbitrary PHP code.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All WordPress users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/wordpress-2.0.4"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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