Debian DSA-2901-1 : wordpress - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 73485

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Wordpress, a web blogging tool. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2014-0165 A user with a contributor role, using a specially crafted request, can publish posts, which is reserved for users of the next-higher role.

- CVE-2014-0166 Jon Cave of the WordPress security team discovered that the wp_validate_auth_cookie function in wp-includes/pluggable.php does not properly determine the validity of authentication cookies, allowing a remote attacker to obtain access via a forged cookie.

Solution

Upgrade the wordpress packages.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u2.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 73485

File Name: debian_DSA-2901.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/14/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wordpress, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0165, CVE-2014-0166

BID: 66765

DSA: 2901

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