A wordpress security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 10 to address several vulnerabilities that allowed remote attackers to perform various Cross-Side Scripting (XSS) attacks, create open redirects, escalate privileges, and bypass authorization access.

DSA 4709-1: wordpress security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4709-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond
June 23, 2020 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : wordpress
CVE ID : CVE-2020-4046 CVE-2020-4047 CVE-2020-4048 CVE-2020-4049
CVE-2020-4050
Debian Bug : 962685

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Wordpress, a web blogging
tool. They allowed remote attackers to perform various Cross-Side
Scripting (XSS) attacks, create open redirects, escalate privileges,
and bypass authorization access.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in
version 5.0.10+dfsg1-0+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your wordpress packages.

For the detailed security status of wordpress please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/wordpress

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/