Input validation error in WordPress - CVE-2012-2400

 

Input validation error in WordPress - CVE-2012-2400

Published: April 22, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44127
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2400
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: WordPress.ORG
Affected software:
WordPress

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-2400

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources