SB2018040310 - Security restrictions bypass in WordPress WordPress
Published: April 3, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018040310
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10101)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the URL validator assumed URLs with the hostname localhost were on the same host as the WordPress server. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.