# CVE-2006-2667: Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-05-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when updating a profile, which is appended after a special comment sequence into files in (1) wp-content/cache/userlogins/ (2) wp-content/cache/users/ which are later included by cache.php, as demonstrated using the displayname argument.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/20271
- http://www.osvdb.org/25777
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1992
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20608
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18372
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26687
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/wordpress_202_xpl.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6

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