CVE-2006-2702

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Published May 31, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed

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'].

Analysis

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Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2701	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'].

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.9% (2.924% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://retrogod.altervista.org/wordpress_202_xpl.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20271
http://secunia.com/advisories/20608
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/25935
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1992
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26688

History

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Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:58 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 31, 2006, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:58 PM
Reserved: May 30, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:25 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 31, 2006, 10:06 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:25 PM

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