CVE-2006-2702

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    CVE-2006-2702

    Published: 31 May 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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'].

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/20271, http://secunia.com/advisories/20608, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1992, http://retrogod.altervista.org/wordpress_202_xpl.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/20271, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml, http://www.osvdb.org/25935, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26688

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High