CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
61.0%
According to its version number, the installation of WordPress hosted on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the ‘wp-includes/comment.php’ script due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input to the ‘Send Trackbacks’ field. A remote attacker can exploit this to inject or manipulate SQL queries to manipulate or disclose arbitrary data. (CVE-2010-4257)
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the request_filesystem_credentials() function in the ‘wp-admin/includes/file.php’ script where input passed from an error message for an FTP or SSH connection attempt is not validated. This allows a context-dependent attacker to use a specially crafted request to execute arbitrary script code within the user’s browser session. (CVE-2010-5294)
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the ‘wp-admin/plugins.php’ script due to improper validation of input supplied via a plugin’s ‘author’ field. This allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary script or HTML code in a user’s browser session. (CVE-2010-5295)
A security bypass vulnerability exists in the ‘wp-includes/capabilities.php’ script. When a multisite configuration is used, Super Admin privileges are not needed for the ‘delete_users’ capability. This allows an authenticated attacker to bypass access restrictions.
(CVE-2010-5296)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(51860);
script_version("1.20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/05");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2010-4257",
"CVE-2010-5294",
"CVE-2010-5295",
"CVE-2010-5296",
"CVE-2010-5293"
);
script_bugtraq_id(
45131,
65233,
65240,
73661,
65235
);
script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"42431");
script_name(english:"WordPress < 3.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server hosts a PHP application that is affected by
multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its version number, the installation of WordPress hosted
on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
- A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the
'wp-includes/comment.php' script due to improper
sanitization of user-supplied input to the 'Send
Trackbacks' field. A remote attacker can exploit this to
inject or manipulate SQL queries to manipulate or
disclose arbitrary data. (CVE-2010-4257)
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the
request_filesystem_credentials() function in the
'wp-admin/includes/file.php' script where input passed
from an error message for an FTP or SSH connection
attempt is not validated. This allows a
context-dependent attacker to use a specially crafted
request to execute arbitrary script code within the
user's browser session. (CVE-2010-5294)
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the
'wp-admin/plugins.php' script due to improper validation
of input supplied via a plugin's 'author' field. This
allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary script or
HTML code in a user's browser session. (CVE-2010-5295)
- A security bypass vulnerability exists in the
'wp-includes/capabilities.php' script. When a multisite
configuration is used, Super Admin privileges are not
needed for the 'delete_users' capability. This allows an
authenticated attacker to bypass access restrictions.
(CVE-2010-5296)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead
relied only on the application's self-reported version number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://wordpress.org/news/2010/11/wordpress-3-0-2/");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16373");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to WordPress 3.0.2 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/09/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/11/30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/02/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"enable_cgi_scanning", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2024 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("wordpress_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/WordPress", "www/PHP", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("install_func.inc");
app = "WordPress";
get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);
port = get_http_port(default:80, php:TRUE);
install = get_single_install(
app_name : app,
port : port,
exit_if_unknown_ver : TRUE
);
dir = install['path'];
version = install['version'];
install_url = build_url(port:port, qs:dir);
if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++)
ver[i] = int(ver[i]);
# Versions < 3.0.2 are affected.
if (
ver[0] < 3 ||
(ver[0] == 3 && ver[1] == 0 && ver[2] < 2)
)
{
set_kb_item(name:'www/'+port+'/SQLInjection', value:TRUE);
set_kb_item(name:'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
report =
'\n URL : ' + install_url +
'\n Installed version : ' + version +
'\n Fixed version : 3.0.2\n';
security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
}
else security_warning(port);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_NOT_AFFECTED, app, install_url, version);
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4257
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-5293
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-5294
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-5295
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-5296
codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16373
wordpress.org/news/2010/11/wordpress-3-0-2/