WordPress up to 2.3.1 Installation cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WordPress up to 2.3.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Installation. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-2201. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WordPress up to 2.3.1 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 3.5.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) uploads of media files, (2) editing of media files, (3) installation of plugins, (4) updates to plugins, (5) installation of themes, or (6) updates to themes.

The weakness was presented 07/08/2013 as Bug 976784 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-2201 since 02/19/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67131 (Debian DSA-2718-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12851 (WordPress Versions Prior to 3.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (67131), SecurityFocus (BID 60770†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40265†). See VDB-64447, VDB-64446, VDB-64445 and VDB-64444 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 67131
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2718-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892718
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2718-1 (wordpress - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 2.3.2

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02/19/2013 🔍
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03/24/2015 +624 days 🔍
01/03/2022 +2477 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: Bug 976784
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-2201 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2201
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64443

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SecurityFocus: 60770 - WordPress CVE-2013-2201 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 40265 - WordPress 3.0 - 3.5.1 Remote Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/03/2022 14:50
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (71), 05/04/2017 10:35 (5), 01/03/2022 14:50 (3)
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