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WordPress 6.0 < 6.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

2023-10-1200:00:00
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wordpress
core
vulnerabilities
popup builder
stored cross-site scripting
xss
exposure of sensitive information
unauthorized actor
nessus
application version.

6.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

5.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

56.1%

The version of Wordpress Core installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

  • The Popup Builder WordPress plugin through 4.1.15 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). (CVE-2023-5561)

  • Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). (CVE-2023-38000)

  • Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor. (CVE-2023-39999)

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

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from WordPress Security Advisory wordpress-6-3-2-maintenance-and-security-release.

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(182976);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-5561", "CVE-2023-38000", "CVE-2023-39999");

  script_name(english:"WordPress 6.0 < 6.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A PHP application running on the remote web server is affected by one or more vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Wordpress Core installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

  - The Popup Builder WordPress plugin through 4.1.15 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings,
    which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
    even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). (CVE-2023-5561)

  - Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). (CVE-2023-38000)

  - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor. (CVE-2023-39999)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://patchstack.com/articles/wordpress-core-6-3-2-security-update-technical-advisory?_s_id=cve
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?447a937b");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://wordpress.org/download/releases/");
  # https://wordpress.org/news/2023/10/wordpress-6-3-2-maintenance-and-security-release/
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0b5adc88");
  # https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/10/06/wordpress-6-3-2-rc1-is-now-available/
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?69129a99");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-6-3-2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to WordPress version 6.3.2 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-38000");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/10/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/10/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/10/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"enable_cgi_scanning", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("wordpress_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("www/PHP", "installed_sw/WordPress", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80, 443);

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');
include('http.inc');

var app = 'WordPress';
get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);

if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);

var port = get_http_port(default:80, php:TRUE);

var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'WordPress', port:port, webapp:TRUE);

var constraints = [
  { 'min_version' : '6.0', 'fixed_version' : '6.3.2' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
    app_info:app_info,
    constraints:constraints,
    severity:SECURITY_WARNING,
    flags:{xss:TRUE}
);
VendorProductVersionCPE
wordpresswordpresscpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress

6.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

5.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

56.1%