CVE-2006-2702

N/A Unknown

Published: May 31, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026

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'].

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://retrogod.altervista.org/wordpress_202_xpl.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/20271

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/20608

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/25935

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1992

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26688

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://retrogod.altervista.org/wordpress_202_xpl.html