SB2012072203 - Multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3384)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3385)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

WordPress before 3.4.1 does not properly restrict access to post contents such as private or draft posts, which allows remote authors or contributors to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/02/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/08/1