Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-5836 - Unspecified vulnerability in Wordpress

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
wordpress
nessus

Summary

The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Wordpress
636

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-633.NASL
    descriptionSeveral vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging tool. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following issues. CVE-2015-8834: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/wp-db.php in WordPress before 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a long comment that is improperly stored because of limitations on the MySQL TEXT data type. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-3440 CVE-2016-4029: WordPress before 4.5 does not consider octal and hexadecimal IP address formats when determining an intranet address, which allows remote attackers to bypass an intended SSRF protection mechanism via a crafted address. CVE-2016-5836: The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors. CVE-2016-6634: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the network settings page in WordPress before 4.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. CVE-2016-6635: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the wp_ajax_wp_compression_test function in wp-admin/includes/ajax- actions.php in WordPress before 4.5 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the script compression option. CVE-2016-7168: Fix a cross-site scripting vulnerability via image filename. CVE-2016-7169: Fix a path traversal vulnerability in the upgrade package uploader. For Debian 7
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2016-09-23
    plugin id93667
    published2016-09-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93667
    titleDebian DLA-633-1 : wordpress security update
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-633-1. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(93667);
      script_version("2.9");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-8834", "CVE-2016-4029", "CVE-2016-5836", "CVE-2016-6634", "CVE-2016-6635", "CVE-2016-7168", "CVE-2016-7169");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DLA-633-1 : wordpress security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Several vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging
    tool. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the
    following issues.
    
    CVE-2015-8834: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in
    wp-includes/wp-db.php in WordPress before 4.2.2 allows remote
    attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a long comment
    that is improperly stored because of limitations on the MySQL TEXT
    data type. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete
    fix for CVE-2015-3440
    
    CVE-2016-4029: WordPress before 4.5 does not consider octal and
    hexadecimal IP address formats when determining an intranet address,
    which allows remote attackers to bypass an intended SSRF protection
    mechanism via a crafted address.
    
    CVE-2016-5836: The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before
    4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via
    unspecified vectors.
    
    CVE-2016-6634: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the network
    settings page in WordPress before 4.5 allows remote attackers to
    inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
    
    CVE-2016-6635: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the
    wp_ajax_wp_compression_test function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-
    actions.php in WordPress before 4.5 allows remote attackers to hijack
    the authentication of administrators for requests that change the
    script compression option.
    
    CVE-2016-7168: Fix a cross-site scripting vulnerability via image
    filename.
    
    CVE-2016-7169: Fix a path traversal vulnerability in the upgrade
    package uploader.
    
    For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version
    3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u12.
    
    We recommend that you upgrade your wordpress packages.
    
    NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
    block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
    to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
    introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/09/msg00026.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/wordpress"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Upgrade the affected wordpress, and wordpress-l10n packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wordpress");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wordpress-l10n");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/09/22");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/09/23");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"wordpress", reference:"3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u12")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"wordpress-l10n", reference:"3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u12")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_BFCC23B63B2711E68E82002590263BF5.NASL
    descriptionAdam Silverstein reports : WordPress 4.5.3 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. WordPress versions 4.5.2 and earlier are affected by several security issues: redirect bypass in the customizer, reported by Yassine Aboukir; two different XSS problems via attachment names, reported by Jouko Pynnonenand Divyesh Prajapati; revision history information disclosure, reported independently by John Blackbourn from the WordPress security team and by Dan Moen from the Wordfence Research Team; oEmbed denial of service reported by Jennifer Dodd from Automattic; unauthorized category removal from a post, reported by David Herrera from Alley Interactive; password change via stolen cookie, reported by Michael Adams from the WordPress security team; and some less secure sanitize_file_name edge cases reported by Peter Westwood of the WordPress security team.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id91840
    published2016-06-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/91840
    titleFreeBSD : wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities (bfcc23b6-3b27-11e6-8e82-002590263bf5)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1452.NASL
    descriptionTwo vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging tool. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following issues. CVE-2016-5836 The oEmbed protocol implementation in WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors. CVE-2018-12895 A vulnerability was discovered in Wordpress, a web blogging tool. It allowed remote attackers with specific roles to execute arbitrary code. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id111393
    published2018-07-30
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111393
    titleDebian DLA-1452-1 : wordpress security update
  • NASL familyCGI abuses
    NASL idWORDPRESS_4_5_3.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its self-reported version number, the WordPress application running on the remote web server is prior to 4.5.3. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - An unspecified flaw exists in the Customizer component that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a redirect bypass. - Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities exist due to improper validation of user-supplied input when handling attachment names. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these issues, via a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code in a user
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id91810
    published2016-06-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/91810
    titleWordPress < 4.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities