[arch-security] [ASA-201510-24] wordpress: multiple issues

[Levente Polyak]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201510-24
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Severity: Medium
Date    : 2015-10-30
CVE-ID  : 2015-5714 2015-5715 CVE-2015-7989
Package : wordpress
Type    : multiple issues
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary
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The package wordpress before version 4.3.1-1 is vulnerable to cross-side
scripting and insufficient permission restriction.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 4.3.1-1.

# pacman -Syu "wordpress>=4.3.1-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 4.3.1.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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- CVE-2015-5714 (cross-side scripting)

A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been discovered when processing
shortcode tags.

- CVE-2015-5715 (insufficient permission restriction)

A vulnerability has been discovered, allowing users without proper
permissions to publish private posts and make them sticky.

- CVE-2015-7989 (cross-side scripting)

A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been discovered in the user
list tables.

Impact
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A remote attacker is able do perform cross-side scripting attacks or
publish private posts and make them sticky.

References
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5714
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5715
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7989
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/178

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