CVE-2012-4448

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436198 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50715 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116785/WordPress-3.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/15 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860261

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4448?
CVE-2012-4448 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4448?
To fix CVE-2012-4448, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-4448 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4448 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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