CVE-2011-4899 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can inject code and execute commands via the WordPress installation script by manipulating database configuration parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-4899?
CVE-2011-4899 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 30 Jan 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier does not ensure that the specified MySQL database service is appropriate, which allows remote attackers to configure an arbitrary database via the dbhost and dbname parameters, and subsequently conduct static code injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via (1) an HTTP request or (2) a MySQL query. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; however, remote code execution makes the issue important in many realistic environments
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4899?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4899?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2011-4899 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-4899 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4899, GHSA-75qw-xjcp-vvmv.