Debian DSA-4193-1 : wordpress - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 109588

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging tool, which could allow remote attackers to compromise a site via cross-site scripting, bypass restrictions or unsafe redirects. More information can be found in the upstream advisory at https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-mainte nance-release/

Solution

Upgrade the wordpress packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u17.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 109588

File Name: debian_DSA-4193.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/7/2018

Updated: 10/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-10101

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-10102

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wordpress, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10100, CVE-2018-10101, CVE-2018-10102

DSA: 4193

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