6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
10 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.014 Low
EPSS
Percentile
86.3%
WordPress is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# 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("2024-02-19T05:05:57+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-19 05:05:57 +0000 (Mon, 19 Feb 2024)");
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);