Detections
Analytics
WordPress < 2.8.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5106
Synopsis
The remote server is hosting an outdated installation of WordPress that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
The remote host is running a version of WordPress earlier than 2.8.2. Such versions are reportedly affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. In particular, the 'uri' parameter of the 'wp-comments-post.php' script is not sufficiently sanitized. An attacker, exploiting this flaw, would be able to inject script code which would be executed within the browser. In order to exploit this flaw, the attacker would need to be able to entice an unsuspecting user into opening a specially formatted URI.Solution
Upgrade to WordPress 2.8.1, or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 5106
Family: CGI
Published: 7/29/2007
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2007