Vulnerability in WordPress
CVE-2012-2402
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 0.71, 1.0, 1.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75207 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75090 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/49138 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/48957 (third-party-advisory)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20526/branches/3.3/wp-admin/plugins.php
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192 (vdb-entry)
- wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- osvdb.org/81462 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2402?
- CVE-2012-2402 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under CWE-264. Published 2012-04-21.
- Is CVE-2012-2402 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.