Vulnerability in WordPress
CVE-2012-4422
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 0.71, 1.0, 1.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/4 (mailing-list)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Exploit, Patch)
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4422?
- CVE-2012-4422 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under CWE-264. Published 2012-09-14.
- Is CVE-2012-4422 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.