WordPress up to 1.1 cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 1.1 (Content Management System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the customizer in WordPress before 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 07/22/2012 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3384 since 06/14/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 60100 (WordPress < 3.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77167), Tenable (60100), SecurityFocus (BID 54224†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36224†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-61387 and VDB-61385.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Nessus ID: 60100
Nessus Name: WordPress < 3.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 1.2

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06/28/2012 +14 days 🔍
07/22/2012 +24 days 🔍
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09/24/2012 +64 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +910 days 🔍
12/06/2021 +2450 days 🔍

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Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: openwall.com
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CVE: CVE-2012-3384 (🔍)
X-Force: 77167
SecurityFocus: 54224 - WordPress Security Bypass And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 36224 - WordPress \x3C 3.4.1 Customizer CSRF Vulnerability Allows Remote Authentication Hijacking, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 12/06/2021 07:49 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (54), 04/17/2017 11:20 AM (10), 12/06/2021 07:49 PM (3)
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