PT-2005-2664 · WordPress · Wordpress

Thomas Waldegger · Published 2005-05-20 · Updated 2025-01-16 · CVE-2005-1688

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wordpress versions 1.5 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to files in (1) wp-content/themes/, (2) wp-includes/, or (3) wp-admin/, which reveal the path in an error message.

Recommendations For Wordpress versions 1.5 and earlier, consider restricting access to the wp-content/themes/, wp-includes/, and wp-admin/ directories to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling direct requests to these directories until a fix is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-425

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1688

Affected Products

Wordpress

References · 8

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1688 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1688 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1688 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1688 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1688 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111661517716733&w=2 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/107671 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/65510 · Telegram Post