Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wordpress | 3.5.1+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 3.5.1+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 3.5.1+dfsg-2 | — |
References
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436198
- 50715 third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116785/WordPress-3.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
- [oss-security] 20120925 Re: CVE Request -- WordPress (3,4.2): CSRF in the incoming links section of the dashboard mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860261