FreeBSD : wordpress -- snoopy '_httpsrequest()' shell command execution vulnerability (3a4a3e9c-a1fe-11dd-81be-001c2514716c)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 34496

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The Wordpress development team reports :

A vulnerability in the Snoopy library was announced today. WordPress uses Snoopy to fetch the feeds shown in the Dashboard. Although this seems to be a low risk vulnerability for WordPress users, we wanted to get an update out immediately.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/news/2008/10/wordpress-263/

http://www.nessus.org/u?d8199ca6

https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/Advisories/32361/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 34496

File Name: freebsd_pkg_3a4a3e9ca1fe11dd81be001c2514716c.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Published: 10/27/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:de-wordpress, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wordpress, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wordpress-mu, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4796

BID: 31887

CWE: 94