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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1366-1] wordpress security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging tool. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following issues. CVE-2018-10100 The redirection URL for the login page was not validated or sanitized if forced to use HTTPS. CVE-2018-10102 The version string was not escaped in the get_the_generator function, and could lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) in a generator tag.
Affected Software
Affected Software
wordpress on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u21. We recommend that you upgrade your wordpress packages.