Debian DSA-3472-1 : wordpress - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 88631

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Synopsis

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

Description

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

- CVE-2016-2221 Shailesh Suthar discovered an open redirection vulnerability.

- CVE-2016-2222 Ronni Skansing discovered a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade the wordpress packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u10.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u8.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 88631

File Name: debian_DSA-3472.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/9/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wordpress, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2221, CVE-2016-2222

DSA: 3472

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