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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.388 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.388 · newest: 0.388 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/16386 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0234.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
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.