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WordPress 4.2.x < 4.2.22 Multiple Vulnerabilities
critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98378
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Synopsis
WordPress 4.2.x < 4.2.22 Multiple VulnerabilitiesDescription
According to its self-reported version number, the detected WordPress application is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- Authors could alter meta data to delete files that they weren’t authorized to.
- Authors could create posts of unauthorized types with specially crafted input.
- Contributors could craft meta data in a way that resulted in PHP object injection.
- Contributors could edit new comments from higher-privileged users, potentially leading to a cross-site scripting.
- User activation screen could be indexed by search engines leading to exposure of sensitive information.
- Authors on Apache-hosted sites could upload specifically crafted files that bypass MIME verification, leading to a cross-site scripting.
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 4.2.22 or latest.See Also
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-4-2-22/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 98378
Type: remote
Family: Component Vulnerability
Published: 12/17/2018
Updated: 3/14/2023
Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20148
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20148
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-20147, CVE-2018-20148, CVE-2018-20149, CVE-2018-20150, CVE-2018-20151, CVE-2018-20152, CVE-2018-20153
BID: 106220
CWE: 20, 200, 284, 502, 74, 79, 863
OWASP: 2010-A1, 2010-A2, 2010-A4, 2010-A6, 2010-A8, 2013-A1, 2013-A3, 2013-A4, 2013-A5, 2013-A7, 2013-A9, 2017-A1, 2017-A5, 2017-A6, 2017-A7, 2017-A8, 2017-A9, 2021-A1, 2021-A3, 2021-A6, 2021-A8
WASC: Cross-Site Scripting, Improper Input Handling, Information Leakage, Insufficient Authorization
CAPEC: 10, 101, 104, 108, 109, 110, 116, 120, 13, 135, 136, 14, 153, 169, 182, 19, 209, 22, 224, 23, 230, 231, 24, 250, 261, 267, 273, 28, 285, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 3, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 31, 310, 312, 313, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 34, 42, 43, 441, 45, 46, 47, 472, 473, 478, 479, 497, 502, 503, 508, 51, 52, 53, 536, 546, 550, 551, 552, 556, 558, 562, 563, 564, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 586, 588, 59, 591, 592, 6, 60, 616, 63, 64, 643, 646, 651, 67, 7, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, 79, 8, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 88, 9
DISA STIG: APSC-DV-000460, APSC-DV-002490, APSC-DV-002560, APSC-DV-002630
HIPAA: 164.306(a)(1), 164.306(a)(2), 164.312(a)(1), 164.312(a)(2)(i)
ISO: 27001-A.13.1.1, 27001-A.14.1.2, 27001-A.14.1.3, 27001-A.14.2.5, 27001-A.18.1.3, 27001-A.6.2.2, 27001-A.9.1.2, 27001-A.9.4.1, 27001-A.9.4.4, 27001-A.9.4.5
NIST: sp800_53-AC-3, sp800_53-CM-6b, sp800_53-SI-10, sp800_53-SI-10(5), sp800_53-SI-15
OWASP API: 2019-API7, 2019-API8, 2023-API8
OWASP ASVS: 4.0.2-1.4.2, 4.0.2-14.2.1, 4.0.2-5.1.3, 4.0.2-5.2.5, 4.0.2-5.3.3, 4.0.2-5.5.1, 4.0.2-8.3.4