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Debian 7 Wheezy DLA-1366-1 Moderate: WordPress XSS and Redirection Fix

debian lts
Calendar Grey April 27, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities identified in WordPress have been addressed in Debian LTS, enhancing both security measures and overall functionality for its users.
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging tool
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security advisory moderate debian web application xss wordpress redirection

Summary

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.

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.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Package: wordpress
Version: 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u21
CVE ID: CVE-2018-10100 CVE-2018-10102
Debian Bug: 895034

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security advisory moderate debian web application xss wordpress redirection

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