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Fedora 38 : wordpress (2023-e18d3d4004)

high Nessus Plugin ID 176531

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-e18d3d4004 advisory.

 - **WordPress 6.2.2 Security Release** Security updates included in this release: * Block themes parsing shortcodes in user-generated data; thanks to Liam Gladdy of WP Engine for reporting this issue. ----
 **WordPress 6.2.1 Maintenance & Security Release** Security updates included in this release * Block themes parsing shortcodes in user generated data; thanks to Liam Gladdy of WP Engine for reporting this issue * A CSRF issue updating attachment thumbnails; reported by John Blackbourn of the WordPress security team * A flaw allowing XSS via open embed auto discovery; reported independently by Jakub oczek of Securitum and during a third party security audit * Bypassing of KSES sanitization in block attributes for low privileged users; discovered during a third party security audit. * A path traversal issue via translation files; reported independently by Ramuel Gall and during a third party security audit. (FEDORA-2023-e18d3d4004)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected wordpress package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-e18d3d4004

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 176531

File Name: fedora_2023-e18d3d4004.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/31/2023

Updated: 5/31/2023

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:38, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:wordpress

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/23/2023

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