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WordPress < 4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities

🗓️ 17 Mar 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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WordPress < 4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities. Cross-domain Flash injection, input validation vulnerability in thumbnail processing, affects versions before 4.9. Update to version 4.9 or later

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# Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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CPE = "cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117254");
  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:"6.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-10-26 14:05:00 +0000 (Fri, 26 Oct 2018)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-9263", "CVE-2017-1000600");

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

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

  script_name("WordPress < 4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities");

  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 prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following flaws exist:

  - CVE-2016-9263: Cross-domain Flash injection (XSF) in the MediaElement component.

  - CVE-2017-1000600: An input validation vulnerability exists in the thumbnail processing that can
  result in remote code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via thumbnail upload by an
  authenticated user and may require additional plugins in order to be exploited however this has
  not been confirmed at this time. This issue appears to have been partially, but not completely
  fixed in WordPress 4.9.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress versions before 4.9.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.9 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105305");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/20/php_unserialisation_wordpress_vuln/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://opnsec.com/2017/10/cve-2016-9263-unpatched-xsf-vulnerability-in-wordpress/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://opnsec.com/2017/10/flashme-wordpress-vulnerability-disclosure-cve-2016-9263/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101294");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://make.wordpress.org/core/2017/10/30/mediaelement-upgrades-in-wordpress-4-9/");

  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: "4.9")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.9", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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01 Mar 2023 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 26.5
CVSS 38.8
EPSS0.03798
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