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Debian: CVE-2021-29447: wordpress -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-29447: wordpress -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/15/2021
Created
04/24/2021
Added
04/23/2021
Modified
04/26/2021

Description

Wordpress is an open source CMS. A user with the ability to upload files (like an Author) can exploit an XML parsing issue in the Media Library leading to XXE attacks. This requires WordPress installation to be using PHP 8. Access to internal files is possible in a successful XXE attack. This has been patched in WordPress version 5.7.1, along with the older affected versions via a minor release. We strongly recommend you keep auto-updates enabled.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-wordpress

References

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