---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia presentations @ RSA Conference 2012, San Francisco, USA, 27 Feb-02 March Listen to our Chief Security Specialist, Research Analyst Director, and Director Product Management & Quality Assurance discuss the industry's key topics. Also, visit the Secunia stand #817. Find out more: http://www.rsaconference.com/events/2012/usa/index.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: WordPress Absolute Privacy Plugin Security Bypass Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA48040 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/48040/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48040 RELEASE DATE: 2012-02-20 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/48040/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/48040/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48040 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: schaffnern has discovered a vulnerability in the Absolute Privacy plugin for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "abpr_authenticateUser()" function in wp-content/plugins/absolute-privacy/functions.php, which prevents the password from being verified. This can be exploited to bypass the authentication mechanism and gain administrative access to the application. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.0.5. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: schaffnern. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/absolute-privacy-badly-broken OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------