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WordPress 4.9.x < 4.9.21 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 113356

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Synopsis

WordPress 4.9.x < 4.9.21 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

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

 - A SQL injection vulnerability within the Link API.

 - A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the Plugins screen.

 - An output escaping issue within the_meta().

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 4.9.21 or latest.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/news/2022/08/wordpress-6-0-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-4-9-21/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 113356

Type: remote

Published: 9/12/2022

Updated: 3/14/2023

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

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 Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/30/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/30/2022

Reference Information