CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2108

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in XMLRPC server in WordPress 1.5.1.2 and earlier. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via unfiltered input in the HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA variable, which stores data in an XML file.

Risk Assessment

Risk for the organization includes unauthorized database access, data theft or modification, and potential system takeover.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade WordPress to version 1.5.2 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability. Also apply input filtering on the HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA variable.

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Original NVD description (English source)

SQL injection vulnerability in XMLRPC server in WordPress 1.5.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via input that is not filtered in the HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA variable, which stores the data in an XML file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS