Debian 7 Wheezy DLA-975-1 Moderate: WordPress XSS and CSRF Issues
debian lts
June 2, 2017
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in wordpress, a web blogging tool
Topics Covered
Summary
CVE-2017-8295
Potential unauthorized password reset vulnerability. More
information are available at:
https://exploitbox.io/vuln/WordPress-Exploit-4-7-Unauth-Password-Reset-0day-CVE-2017-8295.html
CVE-2017-9061
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when someone
attempts to upload very large files.
CVE-2017-9062
Improper handling of post meta data values in the XML-RPC API.
CVE-2017-9063
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the customizer.
CVE-2017-9064
A Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the
filesystem credentials dialog.
CVE-2017-9065
Lack of capability checks for post meta data in the XML-RPC API.
For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u15.
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
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Package: wordpress
Version: 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u15
CVE ID: CVE-2017-8295 CVE-2017-9061 CVE-2017-9062
Debian Bug: 862053 862816
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