Debian DSA-3681-1 : wordpress - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 93835

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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, which could allow remote attackers to compromise a site via cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery, path traversal, or bypass restrictions.

Solution

Upgrade the wordpress packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u10.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93835

File Name: debian_DSA-3681.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/4/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4029, CVE-2016-6634, CVE-2016-6635, CVE-2016-7168, CVE-2016-7169

DSA: 3681

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