[SECURITY] [DSA 2757-1] wordpress security update

Debian Security Advisory DSA-2757-1 [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez
September 14, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq

Package : wordpress
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2013-4338 CVE-2013-4339 CVE-2013-4340 CVE-2013-5738
CVE-2013-5739
Debian Bug : 722537

Several vulnerabilities were identified in Wordpress, a web blogging
tool. As the CVEs were allocated from releases announcements and specific
fixes are usually not identified, it has been decided to upgrade the
Wordpress package to the latest upstream version instead of backporting
the patches.

This means extra care should be taken when upgrading, especially when
using third-party plugins or themes, since compatibility may have been
impacted along the way. We recommend that users check their install
before doing the upgrade.

CVE-2013-4338

Unsafe PHP unserialization in wp-includes/functions.php could cause
arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2013-4339

Insufficient input validation could result in redirecting or leading
a user to another website.

CVE-2013-4340

Privilege escalation allowing an user with an author role to create
an entry appearing as written by another user.

CVE-2013-5738

Insufficient capabilities were required for uploading .html/.html
files, making it easier for authenticated users to conduct cross-site
scripting attacks (XSS) using crafted html file uploads.

CVE-2013-5739

Default Wordpress configuration allowed file upload for .swf/.exe
files, making it easier for authenticated users to conduct cross-site
scripting attacks (XSS).

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u1.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u1.

For the testing distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.6.1+dfsg-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.6.1+dfsg-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your wordpress packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

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