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WordPress 5.5.x < 5.5.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 113110

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Synopsis

WordPress 5.5.x < 5.5.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the detected WordPress application is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through post slugs.

 - An object injection vulnerability in some multisite installations.

 - A SQL injection vulnerability in WP_Query.

 - A SQL injection vulnerability in WP_Meta_Query.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to WordPress version 5.5.8 or latest.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/

https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-5-8/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 113110

Type: remote

Published: 1/7/2022

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2022

Reference Information