WordPress 2.1.3 Akismet Vulnerability
Updates:
14/05/07 Added link to new version
David Kierznowski of Operation n has discovered a serious flaw in the Akismet anti-spam plugin that comes by default with the latest version of WordPress (2.1.3).
It has not been confirmed as yet, but I believe this will affect all versions of the plugin. The vendor has been notified, and more information regarding the vulnerability will be released when a suitable fix has been released.
I know its painful, but its recommended that you disable the Akismet plugin immediately.
The vendor was notified: 14/05/07
Response received: 14/05/07
Fix received: 14/05/07
The Akismet v2.0.2 Download upgrade has been made to address these issues and may be downloaded here.
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I don’t know if this fix is completely correct. When I want to go to the aksimet-admin page from the dashboard the link is:
http://edit-comments.php/?page=akismet-admin
without the proper URL.
I de-activated the plugin first and then replaced the old akismet.php with the new one. You seem to have contact with the developers, so I thought I should put the remark here. Other than that it is good to see such a fast response.
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Jan, workaround:
Edit your Akismet plugin, search for “$link?page=akismet-admin” and remove the function around it, its is something like clean_link(”$link?page=akismet-admin”) -> “$link?page=akismet-admin” and now it works again.
They should test their Plugins before release imo ;)
cheers beNi
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I would like to thank you and the Askimet team for finding this vulnerability and this quick response!
Does this crap Askismet comes enabled by default?
Que droga heim… tem que ficar atualizado o site todo o mes…
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