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WordPress HTTP Splitting Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Checks for HTTP response splitting vulnerability in WordPress < 1.2.1 Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to HTTP splitting attacks. Description : According to its banner, the remote version of WordPress is vulnerable to an HTTP-splitting attack wherein a possible hacker can insert CR LF characters and then entice an unsuspecting user into accessing the URL. The client will parse and possibly act on the secondary header which was supplied by the attacker. See also : http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/377770 Solution : Upgrade to WordPress version 1.2.1 or greater. Network Security Threat Level: Low / CVSS Base Score : 1 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:R/C:N/A:N/I:P/B:N) Networks Security ID: 11348 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Tenable Network Security

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