Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-4257 - SQL Injection vulnerability in Wordpress
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
SINGLE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
SQL injection vulnerability in the do_trackbacks function in wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Send Trackbacks field.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL Injection An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.
- Object Relational Mapping Injection An attacker leverages a weakness present in the database access layer code generated with an Object Relational Mapping (ORM) tool or a weakness in the way that a developer used a persistence framework to inject his or her own SQL commands to be executed against the underlying database. The attack here is similar to plain SQL injection, except that the application does not use JDBC to directly talk to the database, but instead it uses a data access layer generated by an ORM tool or framework (e.g. Hibernate). While most of the time code generated by an ORM tool contains safe access methods that are immune to SQL injection, sometimes either due to some weakness in the generated code or due to the fact that the developer failed to use the generated access methods properly, SQL injection is still possible.
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering An attacker modifies the parameters of the SOAP message that is sent from the service consumer to the service provider to initiate a SQL injection attack. On the service provider side, the SOAP message is parsed and parameters are not properly validated before being used to access a database in a way that does not use parameter binding, thus enabling the attacker to control the structure of the executed SQL query. This pattern describes a SQL injection attack with the delivery mechanism being a SOAP message.
- Expanding Control over the Operating System from the Database An attacker is able to leverage access gained to the database to read / write data to the file system, compromise the operating system, create a tunnel for accessing the host machine, and use this access to potentially attack other machines on the same network as the database machine. Traditionally SQL injections attacks are viewed as a way to gain unauthorized read access to the data stored in the database, modify the data in the database, delete the data, etc. However, almost every data base management system (DBMS) system includes facilities that if compromised allow an attacker complete access to the file system, operating system, and full access to the host running the database. The attacker can then use this privileged access to launch subsequent attacks. These facilities include dropping into a command shell, creating user defined functions that can call system level libraries present on the host machine, stored procedures, etc.
- SQL Injection This attack exploits target software that constructs SQL statements based on user input. An attacker crafts input strings so that when the target software constructs SQL statements based on the input, the resulting SQL statement performs actions other than those the application intended. SQL Injection results from failure of the application to appropriately validate input. When specially crafted user-controlled input consisting of SQL syntax is used without proper validation as part of SQL queries, it is possible to glean information from the database in ways not envisaged during application design. Depending upon the database and the design of the application, it may also be possible to leverage injection to have the database execute system-related commands of the attackers' choice. SQL Injection enables an attacker to talk directly to the database, thus bypassing the application completely. Successful injection can cause information disclosure as well as ability to add or modify data in the database. In order to successfully inject SQL and retrieve information from a database, an attacker:
Nessus
NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-2138.NASL description Vladimir Kolesnikov discovered a SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress, a weblog manager. An authenticated user could execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Send Trackbacks field. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 51400 published 2011-01-03 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/51400 title Debian DSA-2138-1 : wordpress - SQL injection code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-2138. The text # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(51400); script_version("1.10"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:23"); script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4257"); script_bugtraq_id(45131); script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"2138"); script_name(english:"Debian DSA-2138-1 : wordpress - SQL injection"); script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Vladimir Kolesnikov discovered a SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress, a weblog manager. An authenticated user could execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Send Trackbacks field." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2138" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade the wordpress package. For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.1-11+lenny4." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wordpress"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/12/29"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/01/03"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("debian_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (deb_check(release:"5.0", prefix:"wordpress", reference:"2.5.1-11+lenny4")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2010-19296.NASL description Security fix : http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16625 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 51431 published 2011-01-07 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/51431 title Fedora 14 : wordpress-2.8.6-3.fc14 (2010-19296) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2010-19296. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(51431); script_version("1.12"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:32"); script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4257"); script_bugtraq_id(45131); script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-19296"); script_name(english:"Fedora 14 : wordpress-2.8.6-3.fc14 (2010-19296)"); script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package."); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Security fix : http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16625 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues." ); # http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16625 script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16625" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659265" ); # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052879.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b2845abc" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected wordpress package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:wordpress"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/12/29"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/01/07"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release"); if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora"); os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release); if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora"); os_ver = os_ver[1]; if (! ereg(pattern:"^14([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 14.x", "Fedora " + os_ver); if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu); flag = 0; if (rpm_check(release:"FC14", reference:"wordpress-2.8.6-3.fc14")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else { tested = pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "wordpress"); }
NASL family CGI abuses NASL id WORDPRESS_3_0_2.NASL description According to its version number, the installation of WordPress hosted on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 51860 published 2011-02-03 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/51860 title WordPress < 3.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2010-19329.NASL description Update to upstream release 2.9.2, fixing one security issue : - CVE-2010-0682 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/13117 plus a backported security fix : - CVE-2010-4257 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16625 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 51442 published 2011-01-10 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/51442 title Fedora 14 : wordpress-mu-2.9.2-2.fc14 (2010-19329) NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2010-19290.NASL description Security fix : http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16625 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 51430 published 2011-01-07 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/51430 title Fedora 13 : wordpress-2.8.6-3.fc13 (2010-19290) NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2010-19330.NASL description Update to upstream release 2.9.2, fixing one security issue : - CVE-2010-0682 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/13117 plus a backported security fix : - CVE-2010-4257 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16625 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 51443 published 2011-01-10 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/51443 title Fedora 13 : wordpress-mu-2.9.2-2.fc13 (2010-19330) NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_8C93E99730E011E0B300485D605F4717.NASL description Vendor reports : SQL injection vulnerability in the do_trackbacks function in wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Send Trackbacks field. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 51889 published 2011-02-06 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/51889 title FreeBSD : wordpress -- SQL injection vulnerability (8c93e997-30e0-11e0-b300-485d605f4717)
References
- http://blog.sjinks.pro/wordpress/858-information-disclosure-via-sql-injection-attack/
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605603
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16625
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052879.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052892.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052917.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052932.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42431
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42753
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42844
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42871
- http://wordpress.org/news/2010/11/wordpress-3-0-2/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2138
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45131
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3337
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0042
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0057
- http://www.xakep.ru/magazine/xa/124/052/1.asp
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659265