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A wordpress security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 10 and 11 to address several vulnerabilities.



DSA 4985-1: wordpress security update



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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4985-1 security@debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond
October 14, 2021   https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : wordpress
CVE ID : CVE-2021-39200 CVE-2021-39201
Debian Bug : 994059 994060

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Wordpress, a web blogging
tool. They allowed remote attackers to perform Cross-Site Scripting
(XSS) attacks or impersonate other users.

For the oldstable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed
in version 5.0.14+dfsg1-0+deb10u1.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in
version 5.7.3+dfsg1-0+deb11u1.

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/