WordPress < 4.4.1 class-wp-theme.php XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 87921

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Synopsis

The PHP application running on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the WordPress application running on the remote web server is prior to 4.4.1.
It is, therefore, affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied input to the file wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php before returning it in error messages. A remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code in the user's browser session.

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

Solution

Upgrade to WordPress version 4.4.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 87921

File Name: wordpress_4_4_1.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/14/2016

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1564

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

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 Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1564

BID: 79914

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