Detections
Analytics

WordPress 5.7 < 5.7.1 / 5.6 < 5.6.3 / 5.5 < 5.5.4 / 5.4 < 5.4.5 / 5.3 < 5.3.7 / 5.2 < 5.2.10 / 5.1 < 5.1.9 / 5.0 < 5.0.12 / 4.9 < 4.9.17 / 4.8 < 4.8.16 / 4.7 < 4.7.20

medium Nessus Plugin ID 148844

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Synopsis

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

Description

WordPress 5.7 < 5.7.1 / 5.6 < 5.6.3 / 5.5 < 5.5.4 / 5.4 < 5.4.5 / 5.3 < 5.3.7 / 5.2 < 5.2.10 / 5.1 < 5.1.9 / 5.0 < 5.0.12 / 4.9 < 4.9.17 / 4.8 < 4.8.16 / 4.7 < 4.7.20 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - A user with the ability to upload files (like an Author) can exploit an XML parsing issue in the Media Library leading to XXE attacks. This requires WordPress installation to be using PHP 8. Access to internal files is possible in a successful XXE attack. (CVE-2021-29447)

 - One of the blocks in the WordPress editor can be exploited in a way that exposes password-protected posts and pages. This requires at least contributor privileges. (CVE-2021-29450)

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

Solution

Upgrade to WordPress version 5.7.1, 5.6.3, 5.5.4, 5.4.5, 5.3.7, 5.2.10, 5.1.9, 5.0.12, 4.9.17, 4.8.16, 4.7.10, or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?00aa3f86

https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-7-1/

https://wordpress.org/download/releases/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 148844

File Name: wordpress_5_7_1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/20/2021

Updated: 6/6/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-29450

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-29447

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: 4/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-29447, CVE-2021-29450

IAVA: 2021-A-0182-S