Debian DSA-4250-1 : wordpress - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 111173

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Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in Wordpress, a web blogging tool. It allowed remote attackers with specific roles to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the wordpress packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u4.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 111173

File Name: debian_DSA-4250.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/20/2018

Updated: 9/4/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12895

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wordpress, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/18/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12895

DSA: 4250

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