What is CVE-2012-3384?

CVE-2012-3384 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2012-07-22.

Is CVE-2012-3384 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in WordPress

CVE-2012-3384

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the customizer in WordPress before 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2012-07-22 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

WordPress — versions 0.71, 1.0, 1.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/08/1 (mailing-list)
codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/02/1 (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3384?: CVE-2012-3384 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2012-07-22.
Is CVE-2012-3384 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.