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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900219
Category:Web application abuses
Title:WordPress <= 2.6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Summary:WordPress is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
WordPress is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaws are due to:

- SQL column-truncation issue.

- Weakness in the entropy of generated passwords.

- functions get_edit_post_link(), and get_edit_comment_link() fail
to use SSL when transmitting data.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to reset the
password of arbitrary accounts, guess randomly generated passwords, obtain sensitive information
and possibly to impersonate users and amper with network data.

Affected Software/OS:
WordPress 2.6.1 and prior versions.

Solution:
Update to version 2.6.2 or later.

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3747
BugTraq ID: 30750
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30750
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/19/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/20/3
XForce ISS Database: wordpress-geteditpostlink-info-disclosure(44569)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44569
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG

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