MEDIUM
vars.php in WordPress 2.0.2, possibly when running on Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to spoof their IP address via a PC_REMOTE_ADDR HTTP header, which vars.php uses to redefine $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']
Published May 31, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.92%
Description
vars.php in WordPress 2.0.2, possibly when running on Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to spoof their IP address via a PC_REMOTE_ADDR HTTP header, which vars.php uses to redefine $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'].
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.92% 0.02924
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02924
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.92% (0.02924) | 86.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02870) | 84.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 1.18% (0.01176) | 76.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 4.49% (0.04491) | 87.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00913) | 74.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.96% (0.05965) | 93.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 2.46% (0.02463) | 88.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2023 | 2.78% (0.02783) | 89.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1.93% (0.01926) | 86.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01302) | 83.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/wordpress_202_xpl.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20271 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitVendor 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/25935 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1992 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26688 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_SECUNIAExploitVendor 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/25935 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1992 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26688 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 31, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 30, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2702
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a