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WordPress < 4.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 91810
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Synopsis
A PHP application running on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its self-reported version number, the WordPress application running on the remote web server is prior to 4.5.3.It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :
- An unspecified flaw exists in the Customizer component that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a redirect bypass.
- Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities exist due to improper validation of user-supplied input when handling attachment names. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these issues, via a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session.
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to disclose revision history.
- An unspecified flaw exists in oEmbed that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition.
- An unspecified flaw exists that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to remove categories from posts.
- An unspecified flaw exists that is triggered when handling stolen cookies. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to change user passwords.
- Multiple unspecified flaws exist in the sanitize_file_name() function that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to have an unspecified impact.
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 version 4.5.3 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 91810
File Name: wordpress_4_5_3.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 6/24/2016
Updated: 6/4/2024
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5839
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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: 6/18/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-5832, CVE-2016-5833, CVE-2016-5834, CVE-2016-5835, CVE-2016-5836, CVE-2016-5837, CVE-2016-5838, CVE-2016-5839