WordPress 5.2.x < 5.2.13 Expired DST Root CA X3 Certificate

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 113047

Synopsis

WordPress 5.2.x < 5.2.13 Expired DST Root CA X3 Certificate

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the detected WordPress application is affected by an expired certificate. The wordpress/wp-includes/certificates/ca-bundle.crt file still contains the DST Root CA X3 expired certificate.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to WordPress version 5.2.13 or latest.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/news/2021/11/wordpress-5-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-2-13/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 113047

Type: remote

Published: 11/15/2021

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2021

Reference Information