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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108046
Category:Web application abuses
Title:WordPress < 4.7.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities - Linux
Summary:WordPress is prone to multiple security vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
WordPress is prone to multiple security vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple flaws are due to:

- Cross-site scripting (XSS) via the plugin name or version header on update-core.php

- Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) bypass via uploading a Flash file

- Cross-site scripting (XSS) via theme name fallback

- Post via email checks mail.example.com if default settings are not changed

- Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in the accessibility mode of widget editing

- Weak cryptographic security for multisite activation key

Vulnerability Impact:
Successfully exploiting this issue allow
remote attacker to e.g. obtain sensitive information or inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

Affected Software/OS:
WordPress versions 4.7 and earlier on Linux.

Solution:
Update to WordPress version 4.7.1.

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5493
BugTraq ID: 95401
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95401
Debian Security Information: DSA-3779 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8721
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5492
BugTraq ID: 95407
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95407
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8720
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5491
BugTraq ID: 95406
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95406
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8719
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5490
BugTraq ID: 95402
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95402
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8718
https://www.mehmetince.net/low-severity-wordpress/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5489
BugTraq ID: 95399
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95399
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8717
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5488
BugTraq ID: 95397
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95397
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8716
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5487
BugTraq ID: 95391
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95391
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-10066
BugTraq ID: 95217
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95217
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9
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