CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
76.0%
WordPress is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
# Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
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# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
CPE = "cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811784");
script_version("2023-03-01T10:20:05+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-14718", "CVE-2017-14719", "CVE-2017-14720", "CVE-2017-14721",
"CVE-2017-14722", "CVE-2017-14723", "CVE-2017-14724", "CVE-2017-14725",
"CVE-2017-14726");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-03-01 10:20:05 +0000 (Wed, 01 Mar 2023)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-11-10 02:29:00 +0000 (Fri, 10 Nov 2017)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-09-21 12:41:39 +0530 (Thu, 21 Sep 2017)");
script_name("WordPress < 4.8.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Linux");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_wordpress_http_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("wordpress/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-4-8-2/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"WordPress is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following flaws exist:
- CVE-2017-14718: A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the link modal.
- CVE-2017-14719: A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the file unzipping code.
- CVE-2017-14720: A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in template names.
- CVE-2017-14721: A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the plugin editor.
- CVE-2017-14722: A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in the customizer.
- CVE-2017-14723: $wpdb->prepare() can create unexpected and unsafe queries leading to potential
SQL injection (SQLi). WordPress core is not directly vulnerable to this issue, but hardening was
added to prevent plugins and themes from accidentally causing a vulnerability.
- CVE-2017-14724: A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the oEmbed
discovery.
- CVE-2017-14725: An open redirect was discovered on the user and term edit screens.
- CVE-2017-14726: A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the visual
editor.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to conduct
XSS, SQLi, directory traversal and open redirect attacks.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress versions 4.8.1 and earlier.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.8.2 or later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
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_is_less(version: version, test_version: "4.8.2")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.8.2", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
76.0%