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Serious Hack - Wordpress versions prior to 2.8.4

by Patrician
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Don't know if you guys saw this in the main forum or not, but in speaking to my host it is a serious security threat. GO AND UPGRADE ANY VERSION PRIOR TO 2.8.4



http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...p_referer.html

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Wordpress MySQL Injection - Permalink hack %&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]


Here is another report of a previous attack.

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-code-url.html


From Wordpress.org

WordPress 2.8.4: Security Release

Posted August 12, 2009 by Matt. Filed under Releases, Security.
Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. As a result, the first account without a key in the database (usually the admin account) would have its password reset and a new password would be emailed to the account owner. This doesn't allow remote access, but it is very annoying.
We fixed this problem last night and have been testing the fixes and looking for other problems since then. Version 2.8.4 which fixes all known problems is now available for download and is highly recommended for all users of WordPress.
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    This is why I run AWAY from wordpress. To many vulns to deal with when there are so many other options that are hacked much less. Static pages, Blogger ftp'd to your own domain, Drupal, Joomla and on and on.

    Depending on your view Wordpress is either swiss cheese and full of holes or the most attacked, either way it's a time sink to try running it.

    Left the wordpress treadmill in late 2007 and haven't missed it a bit.
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