SB2014112606 - Multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress

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SB2014112606 - Multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress

Published: November 26, 2014 Updated: November 1, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2014112606
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 75% Low 25%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9038)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

wp-includes/http.php in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks by referring to a 127.0.0.0/8 resource.


2) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9034)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that is improperly handled during hashing, a similar issue to CVE-2014-9016.


3) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9033)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


4) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9032)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in the media-playlists feature in WordPress before 3.9.x before 3.9.3 and 4.x before 4.0.1. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References