| VID |
210130 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
80, ... |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
CGI |
| Detailed Description |
A version of WordPress software which is older than or as old as version 3.4.1 is detected as installed on the host. WordPress is a freely available PHP-based publication program that uses a MySQL backend database.
WordPress versions 3.4.1 and earlier are vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities.
- An unspecified error exists and can be exploited to bypass certain security restrictions.
- An error exists related to multisite installs.
* Note: This check solely relied on the version number of the WordPress software installed on the remote Web server to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
http://wordpress.org/news/2012/09/wordpress-3-4-2/
* Platforms affected:
WordPress versions 3.4.1 and earlier
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress (3.4.2 or later), available from the WordPress Download Web site at http://wordpress.org/download/ |
| Related URL |
(CVE) |
| Related URL |
55455 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
(ISS) |
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