CVE-2005-2612

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 38.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-08-17 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Direct code injection vulnerability in WordPress 1.5.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the cache_lastpostdate[server] cookie.

Affected products

WordPress: 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.2, 1.5, 1.5.1 (+2)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0234.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16386
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0234.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16386

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