Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-9066 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Wordpress

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
wordpress
debian
CWE-918
nessus

Summary

In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is insufficient redirect validation in the HTTP class, leading to SSRF.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Wordpress
605
OS
Debian
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyCGI abuses
    NASL idWORDPRESS_4_7_5.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its self-reported version number, the WordPress application running on the remote web server is prior to 4.7.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the uploadSizeError() function within file wp-includes/js/plupload/handlers.js when handling overly large file uploads due to improper validation of user-supplied input to file names before returning it in error messages. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code in a user
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id100298
    published2017-05-19
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100298
    titleWordPress < 4.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(100298);
      script_version("1.8");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/13");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2017-9061",
        "CVE-2017-9062",
        "CVE-2017-9063",
        "CVE-2017-9064",
        "CVE-2017-9065",
        "CVE-2017-9066"
      );
      script_bugtraq_id(98509);
    
      script_name(english:"WordPress < 4.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the version of WordPress.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "A PHP application running on the remote web server is affected by
    multiple vulnerabilities.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "According to its self-reported version number, the WordPress
    application running on the remote web server is prior to 4.7.5.
    It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
    
      - A DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
        exists in the uploadSizeError() function within file
        wp-includes/js/plupload/handlers.js when handling overly
        large file uploads due to improper validation of
        user-supplied input to file names before returning it in
        error messages. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can
        exploit this, via a specially crafted request, to
        execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser
        session. (CVE-2017-9061)
    
      - A flaw exists in the set_custom_fields() function within
        file wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php when
        accessing post meta data due to improper validation of
        user-supplied input. An authenticated, remote attacker
        can exploit this to gain unauthorized access to meta
        data. (CVE-2017-9062)
    
      - A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists
        within file wp-admin/customize.php script due to
        improper validation of user-supplied input to the blog
        name before returning it to users. An authenticated,
        remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially
        crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code in a
        user's browser session. (CVE-2017-9063)
    
      - A cross-site request forgery (XSRF) vulnerability exists
        in the request_filesystem_credentials() function within
        file /wp-admin/includes/file.php due to a failure to
        require multiple steps, explicit confirmation, or a
        unique token when performing certain sensitive actions.
        An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this,
        by convincing a user to follow a specially crafted link,
        to disclose the user credentials. (CVE-2017-9064)
    
      - A flaw exists in the XML-RPC API, specifically within
        file wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php in the
        _insert_post() function, when handling post meta data
        due to a lack of capability checks. An unauthenticated,
        remote attacker can exploit this to manipulate posts
        without having the required capabilities.
        (CVE-2017-9065)
    
      - A flaw exists in the WP_Http::request() function within
        file wp-includes/class-http.php due to improper
        validation of user-supplied iput. An unauthenticated,
        remote attacker can exploit this to redirect the user to
        a URL of the attacker's choosing. (CVE-2017-9066)
    
    Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead
    relied only on the application's self-reported version number.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to WordPress version 4.7.5 or later.");
      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:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-9064");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/04/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/05/16");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/05/19");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("wordpress_detect.nasl");
      script_require_keys("www/PHP", "installed_sw/WordPress", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
      script_require_ports("Services/www", 80, 443);
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("vcf.inc");
    include("http.inc");
    
    if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
    
    app = "WordPress";
    port = get_http_port(default:80, php:TRUE);
    
    app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:app, port:port, webapp:TRUE);
    vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:2);
    
    constraints = [
      { "min_version":"2.5", "fixed_version":"3.7.21", "fixed_display" : "3.7.21 / 4.7.5" },
      { "min_version":"3.8", "fixed_version":"3.8.21", "fixed_display" : "3.8.21 / 4.7.5" },
      { "min_version":"3.9", "fixed_version":"3.9.19", "fixed_display" : "3.9.19 / 4.7.5" },
      { "min_version":"4.0", "fixed_version":"4.0.18", "fixed_display" : "4.0.18 / 4.7.5" },
      { "min_version":"4.1", "fixed_version":"4.1.18", "fixed_display" : "4.1.18 / 4.7.5" },
      { "min_version":"4.2", "fixed_version":"4.2.15", "fixed_display" : "4.2.15 / 4.7.5" },
      { "min_version":"4.3", "fixed_version":"4.3.11", "fixed_display" : "4.3.11 / 4.7.5" },
      { "min_version":"4.4", "fixed_version":"4.4.10", "fixed_display" : "4.4.10 / 4.7.5" },
      { "min_version":"4.5", "fixed_version":"4.5.9", "fixed_display" : "4.5.9 / 4.7.5" },
      { "min_version":"4.6", "fixed_version":"4.6.6", "fixed_display" : "4.6.6 / 4.7.5" },
      { "min_version":"4.7", "fixed_version":"4.7.5", "fixed_display" : "4.7.5" }
    ];
    
    vcf::check_version_and_report(
      app_info:app_info,
      constraints:constraints,
      severity:SECURITY_WARNING,
      flags:{xss:TRUE,xsrf:TRUE}
    );
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1075.NASL
    descriptionIn WordPress, there is insufficient redirect validation in the HTTP class, leading to SSRF. For Debian 7
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2017-08-30
    plugin id102824
    published2017-08-30
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/102824
    titleDebian DLA-1075-1 : 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-1075-1. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(102824);
      script_version("3.6");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-9066");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DLA-1075-1 : 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:
    "In WordPress, there is insufficient redirect validation in the HTTP
    class, leading to SSRF.
    
    For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version
    3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u16.
    
    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/2017/08/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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
      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:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N");
      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:"2017/08/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/08/30");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 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~deb7u16")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"wordpress-l10n", reference:"3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u16")) 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 familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-4090.NASL
    descriptionSeveral vulnerabilities were discovered in Wordpress, a web blogging tool. They allowed remote attackers to perform SQL injections and various Cross-Side Scripting (XSS) and Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks, as well as bypass some access restrictions.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id106109
    published2018-01-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/106109
    titleDebian DSA-4090-1 : wordpress - security update
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4090. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(106109);
      script_version("3.6");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/13 12:30:46");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-16510", "CVE-2017-17091", "CVE-2017-17092", "CVE-2017-17093", "CVE-2017-17094", "CVE-2017-9066");
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4090");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4090-1 : wordpress - security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Wordpress, a web blogging
    tool. They allowed remote attackers to perform SQL injections and
    various Cross-Side Scripting (XSS) and Server-Side Request Forgery
    (SSRF) attacks, as well as bypass some access restrictions."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862816"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=883314"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=880528"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wordpress"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/wordpress"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/wordpress"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Upgrade the wordpress packages.
    
    For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been
    fixed in version 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u16.
    
    For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
    in version 4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u2."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
    
      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:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/01/17");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/01/18");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      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:"8.0", prefix:"wordpress", reference:"4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u16")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"wordpress-l10n", reference:"4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u16")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen", reference:"4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u16")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"wordpress-theme-twentyfourteen", reference:"4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u16")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"wordpress-theme-twentythirteen", reference:"4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u16")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"wordpress", reference:"4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"wordpress-l10n", reference:"4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen", reference:"4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"wordpress-theme-twentyseventeen", reference:"4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"wordpress-theme-twentysixteen", reference:"4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");