WordPress < 3.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 106307

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the WordPress application running on the remote web server is prior to 3.1.1.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgery (XSRF), and a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to WordPress version 3.1.1 or later.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/news/2011/04/wordpress-3-1-1/

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.1.1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106307

File Name: wordpress_3_1_1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/24/2018

Updated: 6/6/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-4957

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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 known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/5/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/5/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4956, CVE-2011-4957

BID: 73868, 78357