Code Injection in WordPress - #VU85994

 

Code Injection in WordPress - #VU85994

Published: February 1, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85994
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

WordPress
Fedora
wordpress

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

WordPress - addressed in versions 4.1.40, 4.2.37, 4.3.33, 4.4.32, 4.5.31, 4.6.28, 4.7.28, 4.8.24, 4.9.25, 5.0.21, 5.1.18, 5.2.20, 5.3.17, 5.4.15, 5.5.14, 5.6.13, 5.7.11, 5.8.9, 5.9.9, 6.0.7, 6.1.5, 6.2.4, 6.3.3, 6.4.3
wordpress - addressed in versions 5.1.18-1.el7, 6.4.3-1.el9, 6.4.3-1.fc38, 6.4.3-1.fc39

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