WordPress < 3.6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 69997

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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 :

- Unsafe PHP de-serialization could occur in limited situations and setups, which could lead to remote code execution. (CVE-2013-4338)

- Open redirect/insufficient input validation could allow attackers to redirect users to a malicious website.
(CVE-2013-4339)

- A user with an Author role, using a specially crafted request, can forge a post that appears to be posted by another user. (CVE-2013-4340)

- As a proactive measure to prevent cross-site scripting attacks, extensions .swf, .exe, .htm, and .html are filtered from file uploading. (CVE-2013-5738, CVE-2013-5739)

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 3.6.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 69997

File Name: wordpress_3_6_1.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/19/2013

Updated: 6/4/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4339

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress

Required KB Items: www/PHP, installed_sw/WordPress, Settings/ParanoidReport

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4338, CVE-2013-4339, CVE-2013-4340, CVE-2013-5738, CVE-2013-5739

BID: 62344, 62345, 62346, 62421, 62424, 64453, 64456

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

Detections

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