WordPress < 2.8.3 'wp-admin' Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 106376

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Synopsis

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

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the WordPress application running on the remote web server is prior to 2.8.3.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple security bypass vulnerabilities.

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 2.8.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106376

File Name: wordpress_2_8_3.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/26/2018

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-2853

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress

Required KB Items: www/PHP, installed_sw/WordPress, Settings/ParanoidReport

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/3/2009

Exploitable With

Elliot (WordPress 2.8.3 RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2853

BID: 35935

CWE: 264

Detections

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