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WordPress < 3.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 51939
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application with multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its version number, the installation of WordPress hosted on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- The application is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these issues through the 'title' field of the 'Quick/Bulk Edit' section and the 'tags meta box' section. An attacker would require Author or Contributor privileges to take advantage of this.
- The application is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue through the media uploader to disclose posts.
This information may assist in further attacks. An attacker would require Author privileges to take advantage of this.
Note that Nessus has not tested for the issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to WordPress 3.0.5 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 51939
File Name: wordpress_3_0_5.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 2/10/2011
Updated: 6/5/2024
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-3818
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress
Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-0700, CVE-2011-0701, CVE-2011-3818
BID: 46249