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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200507-02] WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200507-02] WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200507-02 (WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities) James Bercegay of the GulfTech Security Research Team discovered that WordPress insufficiently checks data passed to the XML-RPC server. He also discovered that WordPress has several cross-site scripting and full path disclosure vulnerabilities. Impact A possible hacker could use the PHP script injection vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary PHP script commands. Furthermore the cross-site scripting vulnerabilities could be exploited to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session in context of a vulnerable site. Workaround There are no known workarounds at this time. References: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1921 http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00085-06282005 Solution: All WordPress users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/wordpress-1.5.1.3" Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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