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WordPress 4.7.x < 4.7.38 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 115680

Synopsis

WordPress 4.7.x < 4.7.38 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the version of WordPress installed on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on the comments administration page, exploitable via pending comments.

 - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the WP_Http::make_absolute_url() method.

 - A second-order SQL injection vulnerability exists in the WordPress WXR export.

 - A privilege escalation weakness allows users with the Author role to sticky posts.

 - An information disclosure vulnerability allows unauthenticated access to comments on private and unpublished posts. (CVE-2026-66666)

 - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Imgur embeds.

 - Forgeable parameters passed to the {status}_{type} hook can lead to an action name collision.

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

Solution

Upgrade to WordPress version 4.7.38 or later.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-7.1.3/

https://wordpress.org/news/2026/10/wordpress-7-1-3-maintenance-and-security-release/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 115680

Type: Version Based

Published: 10/8/2026

Updated: 10/8/2026

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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: 10/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/6/2026

Reference Information

CWE: 20, 201, 400, 79, 862, 89

OWASP: 2010-A1, 2010-A2, 2010-A4, 2010-A6, 2010-A8, 2013-A1, 2013-A3, 2013-A4, 2013-A5, 2013-A7, 2013-A9, 2017-A1, 2017-A5, 2017-A6, 2017-A7, 2017-A9, 2021-A1, 2021-A3, 2021-A6, 2025-A1, 2025-A5, 2025-A6

WASC: Cross-Site Scripting, Denial of Service, Improper Input Handling, Information Leakage, Insufficient Authorization, SQL Injection

CAPEC: 10, 101, 104, 108, 109, 110, 116, 120, 13, 135, 136, 14, 147, 153, 169, 182, 197, 209, 22, 224, 23, 230, 231, 24, 250, 261, 267, 28, 285, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 3, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 31, 310, 312, 313, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 470, 472, 473, 492, 497, 508, 52, 53, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 588, 59, 591, 592, 60, 616, 63, 64, 643, 646, 651, 66, 67, 7, 71, 72, 73, 78, 79, 8, 80, 81, 83, 85, 88, 9

DISA STIG: APSC-DV-000460, APSC-DV-002400, APSC-DV-002490, APSC-DV-002540, APSC-DV-002560, APSC-DV-002630

HIPAA: 164.306(a)(1), 164.306(a)(2), 164.312(a)(1), 164.312(a)(2)(i)

ISO: 27001-A.12.6.1, 27001-A.13.1.1, 27001-A.14.1.2, 27001-A.14.1.3, 27001-A.14.2.5, 27001-A.18.1.3, 27001-A.6.2.2, 27001-A.9.1.2, 27001-A.9.4.1, 27001-A.9.4.4, 27001-A.9.4.5

NIST: sp800_53-AC-3, sp800_53-CM-6b, sp800_53-SC-5, sp800_53-SI-10, sp800_53-SI-15

OWASP API: 2019-API7, 2019-API8, 2023-API8

OWASP ASVS: 4.0.2-14.2.1, 4.0.2-5.1.3, 4.0.2-5.3.3, 4.0.2-5.3.4, 4.0.2-8.3.4

PCI-DSS: 3.2-2.2, 3.2-6.2, 3.2-6.5, 3.2-6.5.1, 3.2-6.5.7, 3.2-6.5.8