Bug#500295: possible script injection via /etc/wordpress/wp-config.php

2008-11-30 Thread Raphael Geissert
Hi, On Sunday 28 September 2008, Andrea De Iacovo wrote: > Hi > > Maybe you're right but the problem is still really not critical. > wp-config.php looks for something like /etc/wordpress/config-$host.php > so my question is: if someone has unauthorized and maliciuos access > to /etc/wordpress (or,

Bug#500295: possible script injection via /etc/wordpress/wp-config.php

2008-09-26 Thread Raphael Geissert
Package: wordpress Version: 2.5.1-7 Severity: important Tags: security The file as found in 2.5.1-7 takes the HTTP_HOST and uses it to find the config-.php file to include. This routine is prone to attacks by a local user via a especially crafted Host header. Feel free to increase the severity