CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.7 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WordPress 3.4.2 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Session Identifier. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
WordPress 3.4.2 does not invalidate a wordpress_sec session cookie upon an administrator s logout action, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover valid session identifiers via a brute-force attack, or modify data via a replay attack.
The weakness was shared 12/27/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at whiteoaksecurity.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5868 since 11/14/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/24/2019). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Type
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7
VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/14/2012 🔍12/27/2012 🔍
12/27/2012 🔍
03/24/2015 🔍
02/24/2019 🔍
Sources
Product: wordpress.comAdvisory: whiteoaksecurity.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2012-5868 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 12:22Updated: 02/24/2019 10:08
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (45), 02/24/2019 10:08 (1)
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