WordPress < 3.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 60100

Synopsis

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

Description

According to its version number, the WordPress install hosted on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- Version 3.4.0 does not properly restrict access to unfiltered_html when multisite is enabled, which allows for remote administrators or editors to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
(CVE-2012-3383)

- The application is affected by a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of victims via unknown vectors. (CVE-2012-3384)

- The application is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability due to an error in checking user permissions when handling XMLRPC requests. Successfully exploiting this issue would allow an attacker to edit posts by users with insufficient permissions. (CVE-2012-3385)

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

Solution

Upgrade to WordPress 3.4.1 or later.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/news/2012/06/wordpress-3-4-1/

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 60100

File Name: wordpress_3_4_1.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/23/2012

Updated: 6/6/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

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 Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 6/27/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3383, CVE-2012-3384, CVE-2012-3385

BID: 54224

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