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WordPress < 4.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 93111
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Synopsis
A PHP application running on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its self-reported version number, the WordPress application running on the remote web server is prior to 4.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A path traversal vulnerability exists in the WordPress Admin API in the wp_ajax_update_plugin() function in ajax-actions.php due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request, to cause a denial of service condition. (CVE-2016-6896)
- A cross-site request forgery vulnerability (XSRF) exists in the admin-ajax.php script due to a failure to require multiple steps, explicit confirmation, or a unique token when performing certain sensitive actions. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to follow a specially crafted link, to perform arbitrary AJAX updates. (CVE-2016-6897)
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the wp_ajax_update_plugin() function in the ajax-actions.php script due to performing a call to get_plug_data() before checking capabilities. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to bypass intended read-access restrictions, resulting in a disclosure of sensitive information. (CVE-2016-10148)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to WordPress version 4.6 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 93111
File Name: wordpress_4_6.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 8/25/2016
Updated: 11/14/2019
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6896
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress
Required KB Items: www/PHP, installed_sw/WordPress, Settings/ParanoidReport
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2016