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>> WordPress "paged" Parameter Table Prefix and Full Path Disclosure Vulnerabilities
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Title : WordPress "paged" Parameter Table Prefix and Full Path Disclosure Vulnerabilities
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2661
CVE ID : CVE-2006-3389 - CVE-2006-3390
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-07-04
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in WordPress, which could be exploited by attackers to gain knowledge of sensitive information.
The first issue is due to an input validation error in the "index.php" script that fails to properly handle a malformed "paged" parameter, which could be exploited by attackers to disclose the database table prefix.
The second flaw is due to errors in various scripts when handling invalid or empty variables, which could be exploited by attackers to determine the installation path.
Affected Products
WordPress version 2.0.3 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.1 :
http://wordpress.org/download/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2661
Credits
Vulnerabilities reported by zero
ChangeLog
2006-07-04 : Initial release
2007-01-22 : Updated Solution
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