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FreeBSD: VID-82752070-0349-11E7-B48D-00E04C1EA73D: wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/07/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/09/2017
Modified
09/19/2017

Description

WordPress versions 4.7.2 and earlier are affected by six security issues.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) via media file metadata.

Control characters can trick redirect URL validation.

Unintended files can be deleted by administrators using the

plugin deletion functionality.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) via video URL in YouTube embeds.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) via taxonomy term names.

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Press This leading to

excessive use of server resources.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-de-wordpress
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-ja-wordpress
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-ru-wordpress
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-wordpress
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-zh-wordpress-zh_cn
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-zh-wordpress-zh_tw

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