Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in WordPress - CVE-2012-2402
Published: April 22, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44128
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2402
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WordPress.ORG
Affected software:
WordPress
WordPress
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to manipulate or delete data.
wp-admin/plugins.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 allows remote authenticated site administrators to bypass intended access restrictions and deactivate network-wide plugins via unspecified vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2402
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20526/branches/3.3/wp-admin/plugins.php
- http://osvdb.org/81462
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48957
- 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/75090
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75207