Vulnerability in WordPress
CVE-2012-6635
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php in WordPress before 3.3.3 does not properly restrict excerpt-view access, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by visiting a draft.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/21086
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.3.3 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6635?
- CVE-2012-6635 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-01-21.
- Is CVE-2012-6635 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.