Debian DSA-3444-1 : wordpress - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 87900

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Crtc4L discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in wordpress, a web blogging tool, allowing a remote authenticated administrator to compromise the site.

Solution

Upgrade the wordpress packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u9.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u7.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 87900

File Name: debian_DSA-3444.nasl

Version: 2.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/14/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wordpress, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1564

DSA: 3444

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