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.

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.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Wordpress — versions 0.71, 1.0, 1.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

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.