Detections
Analytics
WordPress < 2.8.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5096
Synopsis
The remote web server is running a PHP application that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
The remote host is running a version of WordPress earlier than 2.8.1. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A username enumeration weakness caused by the application displaying different responses to login requests depending on the existence of the supplied username. (CVE-2009-2334)
- A security-bypass vulnerability in the 'wp-admin/admin.php' script when it is called with the 'pages' parameter set to a plug-in configuration page. An authenticated attacker could exploit this to gain access to configuration scripts. (CVE-2009-2335)
Solution
Upgrade to WordPress 2.8.1, or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 5096
Family: CGI
Published: 8/18/2004
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress