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VRDA-091027-001
WordPress 2.8.5: Hardening Release
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/10/wordpress-2-8-5-hardening-release/

The headline changes in this release are: * A fix for the Trackback Denial-of-Service attack that is currently being seen. * Removal of areas within the code where php code in variables was evaluated. * Switched the file upload functionality to be whitelisted for all users including Admins. * Retiring of the two importers of Tag data from old plugins.




About This Analysis Information
Analysis Information Provider:
 		JPCERT/CC
 		First Published:
 		2009-10-27
Source Information Category:
 		Advisory, Alert
 		Last Updated:
 		2009-10-27




Affected Product Tags
lapt:/a:wordpress:wordpress     (wordpress)
 


Vulnerability Analysis Results
[Information Source Reliability] [?]
Low [?]

Medium [?]
X High [?]
[Impact Level] [?]
Low [?]

X Low-Medium [?]
Medium-High [?]
High [?]
[Access Required] [?]
Physical [?]

Local [?]
Non-routed [?]
X Routed [?]
[Authentication] [?]
Privileged [?]

Standard [?]
Limited [?]
X None or Unnecessary [?]
[User Interaction Required] [?]
Complex [?]

X Simple [?]
None [?]
[Technical Difficulty] [?]
High [?]

Medium-High [?]
Low-Medium [?]
Low [?]
[Availability of Remediation] [?]
X Official Patch [?]

Official Workaround [?]
Unofficial Patch [?]
None [?]
[Incident Activity] [?]
None [?]

Exploit or PoC [?]
X Activity Observed [?]
Alternatives




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