WordPress < 5.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 122823

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Synopsis

A PHP application running on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the WordPress application running on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A cross-site request forgery (XSRF) vulnerability exists in the comment form due to improper validation. A remote attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page, allowing the attacker to create comments on the administrator's behalf. (CVE-2019-9787)

- A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input before returning it to users. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to click a specially crafted URL, to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session.

Solution

Upgrade to WordPress version 5.1.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 122823

File Name: wordpress_5_1_1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/14/2019

Updated: 6/14/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-9787

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-9787

BID: 107411

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