Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when updating a profile, which is appended after a special comment sequence into files in (1) wp-content/cache/userlogins/ (2) wp-content/cache/users/ which are later included by cache.php, as demonstrated using the displayname argument
Published May 30, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.53%
Description
Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when updating a profile, which is appended after a special comment sequence into files in (1) wp-content/cache/userlogins/ (2) wp-content/cache/users/ which are later included by cache.php, as demonstrated using the displayname argument.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 14.53% (0.14530) | 96.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.27% (0.14272) | 96.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 23, 2025 | 32.19% (0.32191) | 96.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 27.40% (0.27403) | 95.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.54% (0.23537) | 93.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 27.40% (0.27403) | 95.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 23.54% (0.23537) | 95.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 27.40% (0.27403) | 96.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 10.81% (0.10812) | 95.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 12.80% (0.12796) | 94.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 9.78% (0.09784) | 93.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.78% (0.11782) | 94.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 88.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/wordpress_202_xpl.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20271 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20608 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.osvdb.org/25777 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18372 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1992 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26687 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://retrogod.altervista.org/wordpress_202_xpl.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20271 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20608 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/25777 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18372 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1992 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26687 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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