WordPress Core < 1.5.1.3 - Arbitrary Email Content Change

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVE CVE-2005-2109
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published June 29, 2005
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher James Bercegay
Description

wp-login.php in WordPress 1.5.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to change the content of the forgotten password e-mail message via the message variable, which is not initialized before use.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5.1.2
Patched Version
  • 1.5.1.3
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