CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
70.8%
WordPress is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) and access
restriction bypass vulnerability.
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CPE = "cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.104461");
script_version("2023-03-01T10:20:05+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-03-01 10:20:05 +0000 (Wed, 01 Mar 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-12-08 14:49:20 +0000 (Thu, 08 Dec 2022)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-3383");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("WordPress 3.4.x < 3.4.2 XSS / Access Restriction Bypass Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_wordpress_http_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("wordpress/detected");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"WordPress is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) and access
restriction bypass vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The map_meta_cap function in wp-includes/capabilities.php, when
the multisite feature is enabled, does not properly assign the unfiltered_html capability, which
allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct cross-site
scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging the Administrator or Editor role and composing crafted
text.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress versions 3.4.x prior to 3.4.2.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 3.4.2 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/02/1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/08/1");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
exit(0);
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "3.4.0", test_version_up: "3.4.2")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.4.2", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);