What security risk does WordPress version 1.5.1.3 have?+
The vulnerability allows remote exploitation when the server’s PHP configuration has register_globals enabled, letting attackers attempt code execution on the victim’s account.
What is the recommended immediate fix for the 1.5.1.3 vulnerability?+
The revised wp-settings.php file should be downloaded, a backup of the existing /wp-includes/wp-settings.php made, and then the new file transferred to the /wp-includes/ directory.
How can register_globals be disabled to prevent this exploit?+
Adding php_flag register_globals off at the top of the .htaccess file or editing php.ini to turn off register_globals and restarting the web server are recommended methods.
Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and is considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines.
You mean we have register_globals turned on at ploghost? It’s sad that other developers simply ignore safe programming practices to allow their apps to run with the register_globals directive set to off. It doesn’t really take much to code that way.
Another WP update? It’s nice to see the community responding swiftly. :)
Yuga,
WordPress released version 1.5.2 just a few minutes after I did the fixes :-( . The update to my, my wife’s and our Newsletter Solutions blogs went smoothly, though. Again, thanks for the warning although i wish I had procrastinated longer (at least in time for the release announcement :-) )
i tried to upload the new wp-settings.php file and got this error message –
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_LNUMBER in /home/prolifik/public_html/blog/wp-settings.php on line 91
You mean we have register_globals turned on at ploghost? It’s sad that other developers simply ignore safe programming practices to allow their apps to run with the register_globals directive set to off. It doesn’t really take much to code that way.
Another WP update? It’s nice to see the community responding swiftly. :)