WordPress < 3.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62046

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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 :

- The application is affected by an unspecified bug that affects multisite installs with untrusted users.

- The application is affected by an unspecified vulnerability that may allow for privilege escalation in the Atom Publishing Protocol endpoint.

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 3.4.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62046

File Name: wordpress_3_4_2.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/12/2012

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4421

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: 9/6/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4421, CVE-2012-4422

BID: 55455

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