WordPress up to 1.1 Same Origin Policy access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 1.1. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Same Origin Policy. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-2401. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WordPress up to 1.1 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Plupload before 1.5.4, as used in wp-includes/js/plupload/ in WordPress before 3.3.2 and other products, enables scripting regardless of the domain from which the SWF content was loaded, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via crafted content.

The weakness was released 04/21/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2401 since 04/21/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59093 (Debian DSA-2470-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175238 (Debian Security Update for Wordpress (DSA-2470)).

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75208), Tenable (59093), OSVDB (81461†), Secunia (SA49138†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35183†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4345, VDB-61131, VDB-61130 and VDB-60629. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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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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Nessus ID: 59093
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2470-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71349
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2670-1 (wordpress)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 1.2

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: DSA-2470
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60626

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X-Force: 75208
SecurityFocus: 73868
Secunia: 49138 - Debian update for wordpress, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 81461
Vulnerability Center: 35183 - Plupload <1.5.4 in WordPress <3.3.2 Remote Same Origin Policy Vulnerability via Crafted Content, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/23/2024 01:47
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 04/12/2017 21:44 (11), 12/01/2021 10:12 (4), 12/01/2021 10:17 (1), 12/01/2021 10:23 (3), 12/23/2024 01:47 (17)
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