Input validation error in WordPress - CVE-2012-2400
Published: April 22, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44127
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2400
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Unspecified vulnerability in wp-includes/js/swfobject.js in WordPress before 3.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Affected software
WordPress
Fedora
wordpress
Fedora
wordpress
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2400
Install update from vendor's website.
wordpress - update to 3.5-1.el5
External References
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20499/branches/3.3/wp-includes/js/swfobject.js
- http://osvdb.org/81460
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
- http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75209