WordPress up to 1.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WordPress up to 1.1 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-4422. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WordPress up to 1.1 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown part. 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. The summary by CVE is:

wp-admin/plugins.php in WordPress before 3.4.2, when the multisite feature is enabled, does not check for network-administrator privileges before performing a network-wide activation of an installed plugin, which might allow remote authenticated users to make unintended plugin changes by leveraging the Administrator role.

The weakness was disclosed 09/14/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at core.trac.wordpress.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4422 since 08/21/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. 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 62046 (WordPress < 3.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (62046) and SecurityFocus (BID 55455†). The entry VDB-62246 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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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: 62046
Nessus Name: WordPress < 3.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 865300
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for tor FEDORA-2012-14650
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 1.2

Timelineinfo

08/21/2012 🔍
09/06/2012 +16 days 🔍
09/12/2012 +6 days 🔍
09/14/2012 +2 days 🔍
09/14/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +921 days 🔍
02/21/2019 +1430 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: core.trac.wordpress.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-4422 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62247
SecurityFocus: 55455

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/21/2019 10:08
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (60), 02/21/2019 10:08 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:2F0:103

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