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CVE-2005-2612

Direct code injection vulnerability in WordPress 1.5.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP co

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.73416
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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wordpressall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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webappsWordPress Core 1.5.1.3 - 'cache_lastpostdate' Arbitrary Code Execution (Metasploit)verified
pocarchives.neohapsis.com · 0234.htmlarchives.neohapsis.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD17 Aug 2005 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/16386Vendor Advisory
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