WordPress < 1.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 18301

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of WordPress installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- The application is affected by a SQL injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input passed via the 'tb_id' parameter to the 'wp-trackback.php' script before using it in database queries. This could lead to disclosure of sensitive information or attacks against the underlying database. (CVE-2005-1687)

- The application contains an information disclosure flaw in which paths can be exposed in error messages after direct requests to files in '/wp-content/themes/', '/wp-includes', and '/wp-admin/'. (CVE-2005-1688)

- The application is affected by multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. An attacker can pass arbitrary HTML and script code through the 's' parameter of the 'wp-admin/edit.php' script or the 'p' parameter in the 'wp-admin/post.php' script, thereby facilitating cross-site scripting attacks. Note that these attacks will only be successful against administrators since the scripts themselves are limited to administrators.

Solution

Upgrade to WordPress version 1.5.1 or later.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/news/2005/05/one-five-one/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18301

File Name: wordpress_151.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/19/2005

Updated: 6/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress

Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1687, CVE-2005-1688

BID: 13655, 13663, 13664

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990