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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in WordPress up to 3.3.2. This affects an unknown part of the file wp-admin/media-upload.php of the component Media Attachment Handler. Such manipulation of the argument post_id leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-6634. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WordPress up to 3.3.2 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file wp-admin/media-upload.php of the component Media Attachment Handler. The manipulation of the argument post_id with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

wp-admin/media-upload.php in WordPress before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or bypass intended media-attachment restrictions via a post_id value.

The weakness was published 06/15/2012 as Version 3.3.3 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is shared for download at codex.wordpress.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-6634 since 01/20/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/media-upload.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72984 (WordPress < 3.3.3 / 3.4.0 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 3.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at core.trac.wordpress.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The vulnerability will be addressed with the following lines of code:

if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['post_id'] ) && ! current_user_can( 'edit_post' , $_REQUEST['post_id'] ) ) 
   wp_die( __( 'Cheatin’ uh?' ) );

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72984), OSVDB (102546†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43636†). Similar entries are available at VDB-12081 and VDB-66134. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• WordPress

Version

• 3.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.3
• 3.0.4
• 3.0.5
• 3.0.6
• 3.1
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.1.3
• 3.1.4
• 3.2
• 3.2.1
• 3.3
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://wordpress.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 72984
Nessus Name: WordPress < 3.3.3 / 3.4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 3.3.3

Timelineinfo

01/27/2012 🔍
06/15/2012 +140 days 🔍
06/15/2012 +0 days 🔍
01/20/2014 +584 days 🔍
01/20/2014 +0 days 🔍
01/28/2014 +8 days 🔍
03/16/2014 +47 days 🔍
06/08/2021 +2641 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: Version 3.3.3
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-6634 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6634
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12080
OSVDB: 102546
Vulnerability Center: 43636 - WordPress before 3.3.3 Remote Security Bypass and Leakage of Information Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2014 10:54
Updated: 06/08/2021 17:46
Changes: 01/28/2014 10:54 (68), 05/23/2017 08:44 (1), 06/08/2021 17:46 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:9D7:103

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