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WordPress 4.2.x < 4.2.20 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98351

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Synopsis

WordPress 4.2.x < 4.2.20 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the detected WordPress application is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - Localhost is treated as same host by default.

 - Unsafe redirects are used when redirecting the login page if SSL is forced.

 - The version string is not correctly escaped for use in generator tags.

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 4.2.20 or latest.

See Also

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.20

https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-and-maintenance-release/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 98351

Type: remote

Published: 11/5/2018

Updated: 3/14/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-10102

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: CVE-2018-10102

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10102

BID: 103775