What is CVE-2012-5868?

CVE-2012-5868 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2012-12-27.

Is CVE-2012-5868 known to be exploited?

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

Information disclosure in Wordpress

CVE-2012-5868

WordPress 3.4.2 does not invalidate a wordpress_sec session cookie upon an administrator's logout action, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover valid session identifiers via a brute-force attack, or modify data via a replay attack.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.024 (82.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Wordpress — versions 3.4.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates
alexjasso/Project_
anushareddy139/wpvskali
jonkillinger/FacebookCyberSecurityCourseWeek7

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5868?: CVE-2012-5868 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2012-12-27.
Is CVE-2012-5868 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.