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Fedora 43 : wordpress (2025-8e71abf396)

high Nessus Plugin ID 271481

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-8e71abf396 advisory.

 ## WordPress 6.8.3 Release

 Security updates included in this release:

 * A data exposure issue where authenticated users could access some restricted content. Independently reported by Mike Nelson, Abu Hurayra, Timothy Jacobs, and Peter Wilson.
 * A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability requiring an authenticated user role that affects the nav menus. Reported by Phill Savage.


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected wordpress package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-8e71abf396

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 271481

File Name: fedora_2025-8e71abf396.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/25/2025

Updated: 10/25/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:wordpress, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:43

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2025

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