WordPress Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mar 2019) - Linux

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108558");
  script_version("2025-09-17T05:39:26+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-9787");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-17 05:39:26 +0000 (Wed, 17 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2019-03-15 08:35:17 +0100 (Fri, 15 Mar 2019)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-03-31 22:29:00 +0000 (Sun, 31 Mar 2019)");
  script_name("WordPress Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mar 2019) - Linux");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_wordpress_http_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("wordpress/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"WordPress is prone to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
  vulnerability in a comment form which leads to HTML injection and cross-site scripting (XSS)
  attacks.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Chaining all found vulnerabilities, an attacker might be able to execute remote
  code on the affected system, getting access to the underlying hosting system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress 5.1.x prior to 5.1.1, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.4, 4.9.x prior to 4.9.10, 4.8.x prior to 4.8.9,
  4.7.x prior to 4.7.13, 4.6.x prior to 4.6.14, 4.5.x prior to 4.5.17, 4.4.x prior to 4.4.18, 4.3.x prior to 4.3.19, 4.2.x prior to 4.2.23,
  4.1.x prior to 4.1.26, 4.0.x prior to 4.0.26 and 3.9.x prior to 3.9.27.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to 5.1.1, 5.0.4, 4.9.10, 4.8.9, 4.7.13, 4.6.14, 4.5.17, 4.4.18, 4.3.19, 4.2.23,
  4.1.26, 4.0.26, 3.9.27 or any later version.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-csrf-to-rce/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/0292de60ec78c5a44956765189403654fe4d080b");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://wordpress.org/news/2019/03/wordpress-5-1-1-security-and-maintenance-release/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-1-1/");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if( vers =~ "^5\.1\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"5.1.1" ) )
  fix = "5.1.1";

else if( vers =~ "^5\.0\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"5.0.4" ) )
  fix = "5.0.4";

else if( vers =~ "^4\.9\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.9.10" ) )
  fix = "4.9.10";

else if( vers =~ "^4\.8\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.8.9" ) )
  fix = "4.8.9";

else if( vers =~ "^4\.7\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.7.13" ) )
  fix = "4.7.13";

else if( vers =~ "^4\.6\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.6.14" ) )
  fix = "4.6.14";

else if( vers =~ "^4\.5\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.5.17" ) )
  fix = "4.5.17";

else if( vers =~ "^4\.4\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.4.18" ) )
  fix = "4.4.18";

else if( vers =~ "^4\.3\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.3.19" ) )
  fix = "4.3.19";

else if( vers =~ "^4\.2\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.2.23" ) )
  fix = "4.2.23";

else if( vers =~ "^4\.1\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.1.26" ) )
  fix = "4.1.26";

else if( vers =~ "^4\.0\." && version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.0.26" ) )
  fix = "4.0.26";

else if( version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"3.9.27" ) )
  fix = "3.9.27";

if( fix ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:fix, install_path:path );
  security_message( port:port, data:report);
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );