The make_clickable function in wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress before 3.1.1 does not properly check URLs before passing them to the PCRE library, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a comment with a crafted URL that triggers many recursive calls.
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Configurations
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History
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References | () http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16892 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/44038 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/49138 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://wordpress.org/news/2011/04/wordpress-3-1-1/ - | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/17 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/6 - |
Information
Published : 2012-06-27 21:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2011-4957
Mitre link : CVE-2011-4957
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4957
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Products Affected
wordpress
- wordpress
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation