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CVE-2012-0937

wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier does not limit the number of MySQL queries sent to external MySQL database servers, which allows remote attackers to use WordPress as a proxy for brute-force attacks or denial of service attacks via the dbhost parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4898. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue because an incomplete WordPress installation might be present on the network for only a short time

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-0937 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from wordpress organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-01-30T17:55:01.330

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wordpress	wordpress	≤ 3.3.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.7	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.71	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.72	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.711	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.2.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.2.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5.1.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5.1.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.4	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.6	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.7	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.8	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.9	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.10	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.11	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.2.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.2.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.2.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.3.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.3.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.3.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.5.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.6	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.6.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.6.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.6.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.6.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.7	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.7.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.8	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.8.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.8.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.8.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.8.4	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.8.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.8.6	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.9	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.9.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.9.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.0	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.0.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.0.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.0.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.0.4	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.0.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.0.6	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.1.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.1.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.1.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.1.4	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.2.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	3.3	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417 Exploit ([email protected])
https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For wordpress's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.