HTTP: Wordpress Username Parameter PHP Code Injection
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Wordpress. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.
Extended Description
WordPress is prone to a remote PHP code-injection vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to facilitate a compromise of the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible. For a successful exploit of this issue, the MySQL password used in the application must be either blank or trivial to guess.
Affected Products
Wordpress wordpress
Short Name
HTTP:PHP:WORDPRESS-USER-INJ
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2006-2667 Code Injection PHP Parameter Username Wordpress bid:18372
Release Date
06/16/2006
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Wordpress
Gentoo
CVSS Score
7.5