39518 : WordPress index.php wp-admin/ Unauthorized Draft Information Disclosure
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
5	314	over 4 years ago	12 months ago	10 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-12-14

Description

WordPress contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when accessing the 'index.php' script, which will disclose draft posts before they have been published resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, WordPress has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

WordPress

2.3.1

References

Bugtraq ID: 26885
Secunia Advisory ID: 28130
SCIP VulDB ID: 3518
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-12/0199.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-12/0210.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-12/0223.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-12/0249.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-12/0250.html
Other Solution URL: http://trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/5487/5487.patch

Tools & Filters

	29745

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Michael Brooks - michaelbrooksrooksecurity.com - Rook Security

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