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FreeBSD : wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities (f4ce64c2-5bd4-11e5-9040-3c970e169bc2)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 85957
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Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
Samuel Sidler reports :WordPress 4.3.1 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.
- WordPress versions 4.3 and earlier are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability when processing shortcode tags (CVE-2015-5714). Reported by Shahar Tal and Netanel Rubin of Check Point.
- A separate cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in the user list table. Reported by Ben Bidner of the WordPress security team.
- Finally, in certain cases, users without proper permissions could publish private posts and make them sticky (CVE-2015-5715). Reported by Shahar Tal and Netanel Rubin of Check Point.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/28/1
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 85957
File Name: freebsd_pkg_f4ce64c25bd411e590403c970e169bc2.nasl
Version: 2.12
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 9/16/2015
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:de-wordpress, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-wordpress, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ru-wordpress, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wordpress, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:zh-wordpress-zh_cn, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:zh-wordpress-zh_tw, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2015