Detections
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Fedora 10 : wordpress-2.8.6-2.fc10 (2009-11687)
high Nessus Plugin ID 42847
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges. If you have untrusted authors on your blog, upgrading to 2.8.6 is recommended.Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected wordpress package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 42847
File Name: fedora_2009-11687.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 11/19/2009
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:wordpress, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:10
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/18/2009
Reference Information
FEDORA: 2009-11687