WordPress Core < 3.0.2 - Spam Protection Bypass

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2010-5293
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published November 30, 2010
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 does not properly whitelist trackbacks and pingbacks in the blogroll, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended spam restrictions via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a URL that triggers a substring match.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0.2
Patched Version
  • 3.0.2
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