WordPress up to 1.1 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 1.1. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-2402. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WordPress up to 1.1 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 04/21/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2402 since 04/21/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 (75207), Tenable (59093), OSVDB (81462†), Secunia (SA49138†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35006†). The entries VDB-4345, VDB-61131, VDB-61130 and VDB-60629 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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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-2012-2402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60627

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X-Force: 75207
SecurityFocus: 73868
Secunia: 49138
OSVDB: 81462
Vulnerability Center: 35006 - WordPress < 3.3.2 wp-admin/plugins.php Allows Remote Restrictions Bypass by Site Administrators, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/23/2024 01:47
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 04/11/2017 11:16 (10), 12/01/2021 10:29 (4), 12/01/2021 10:34 (1), 12/01/2021 10:40 (3), 12/23/2024 01:47 (17)
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