Vulnerability in WordPress

CVE-2005-2612

Direct code injection vulnerability in WordPress 1.5.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the cache_lastpostdate[server] cookie.

EPSS: 0.388 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wordpress — versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-2612?
CVE-2005-2612 is a vulnerability in WordPress. Published 2005-08-17.
Is CVE-2005-2612 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.