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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800704
Category:Web application abuses
Title:WordPress Multiple Vulnerabilities
Summary:WordPress is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
WordPress is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple flaws are due to lack of sanitization in user supplied data which
can be exploited through 'wp-admin/upgrade.php' via a direct request and
'wp-admin/upgrade.php' via a URL in the backto parameter.

Vulnerability Impact:
Attackers can exploit this issue to causes denial of service or to redirect
the URL to any malicious website and conduct phishing attacks.

Affected Software/OS:
WordPress version 2.6.x up to 2.6.3.

Solution:
Update to version 2.7.1 or later.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-6767
Bugtraq: 20081222 [ISecAuditors Security Advisories] Wordpress is vulnerable to an unauthorized upgrade and XSS (Google Search)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html
Debian Security Information: DSA-1871 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
XForce ISS Database: wordpress-upgrade-sec-bypass(50384)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50384
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-6762
http://osvdb.org/52213
XForce ISS Database: wordpress-upgrade-phishing(50382)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50382
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