CVE-2006-2667 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by injecting PHP into user profile fields, which is later included by the cache system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2667?
CVE-2006-2667 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 30 May 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when updating a profile, which is appended after a special comment sequence into files in (1) wp-content/cache/userlogins/ (2) wp-content/cache/users/ which are later included by cache.php, as demonstrated using the displayname argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2667?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2667?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2006-2667 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2667 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2667, GHSA-77v7-f4fr-3hjf.