CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
85.4%
WordPress is using a weak Pseudorandom Number
Generator (PNG) for password reset tokens.
# Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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#
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# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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CPE = "cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117253");
script_version("2023-03-01T10:20:05+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-03-01 10:20:05 +0000 (Wed, 01 Mar 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-03-17 10:23:16 +0000 (Wed, 17 Mar 2021)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-05-17 14:38:00 +0000 (Thu, 17 May 2018)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-6412");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("WordPress < 4.4 Weak PNG Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_wordpress_http_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("wordpress/detected");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"WordPress is using a weak Pseudorandom Number
Generator (PNG) for password reset tokens.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the
target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The PNG in WordPress used for password reset tokens
is not sufficiently random.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"A remote user may be able to predict the password
reset token and gain access to the target site.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress versions before 4.4.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.4 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28633");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/42");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/53");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72589");
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);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "4.4")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.4", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
85.4%