WordPress 2.1.1 wp-admin/post.php post unknown vulnerability

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WordPress 2.1.1 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/post.php. The manipulation of the argument post with an unknown input leads to a unknown weakness. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the AdminPanel in WordPress 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to perform privileged actions as administrators, as demonstrated using the delete action in wp-admin/post.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and steal cookies via the post parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 02/27/2007 by Stefan Friedli (spender) with scip AG (Website). The advisory is available at scip.ch. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1244 since 03/03/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at fadetoblack.ch. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/post.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24889 (GLSA-200703-23 : WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32703) and Tenable (24889). The entries 2893, 35562, 35362 and 35126 are pretty similar.

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Nessus ID: 24889
Nessus Name: GLSA-200703-23 : WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 58161
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200703-23 (wordpress)
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Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: scip.ch
Researcher: Stefan Friedli (spender)
Organization: scip AG
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1244 (🔍)
X-Force: 32703 - WordPress wp-admin/post.php cross-site request forgery, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 15444 - WordPress vulnerability Allows Cross-site Request Forgery, Medium
SecurityFocus: 22735 - Wordpress Post.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 24316 - WordPress Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 33788 - WordPress wp-admin/post.php post Parameter XSS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 02/27/2007 16:14
Updated: 03/15/2021 10:18
Changes: 02/27/2007 16:14 (57), 10/08/2018 14:55 (25), 03/15/2021 10:13 (8), 03/15/2021 10:15 (2), 03/15/2021 10:18 (1)
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