WordPress 'wp-admin' Multiple Vulnerabilities (Aug 2009)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900915");
  script_version("2025-03-05T05:38:52+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-03-05 05:38:52 +0000 (Wed, 05 Mar 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-08-20 09:27:17 +0200 (Thu, 20 Aug 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2853", "CVE-2009-2854");
  script_name("WordPress 'wp-admin' Multiple Vulnerabilities (Aug 2009)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11768");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35935");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11769");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_wordpress_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("wordpress/detected");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Attackers can exploit this issue by sending malicious request to several
  scripts in the wp-admin directory to gain access to administrative functions
  which may allow them to obtain sensitive information or elevate privileges.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress version prior to 2.8.3.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"- Application fails to properly sanitize user supplied input via a direct
  request to admin-footer.php, edit-category-form.php, edit-form-advanced.php,
  edit-form-comment.php, edit-link-category-form.php, edit-link-form.php,
  edit-page-form.php, and edit-tag-form.php in wp-admin/.

  - Application fails to check capabilities for certain actions, it can be
  exploited to cause unauthorized edits or additions via a direct request to
  edit-comments.php, edit-pages.php, import.php, edit-category-form.php,
  edit-link-category-form.php, edit-tag-form.php, export.php, link-add.php
  or edit.php in wp-admin/.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to Version 2.8.3 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"WordPress is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

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

  exit(0);
}

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

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

if(!wpVer = get_app_version(cpe:CPE, port:wpPort))
  exit(0);

if(version_is_less(version:wpVer, test_version:"2.8.3")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:wpVer, fixed_version:"2.8.3");
  security_message(port:wpPort, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);