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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.


Published

2012-09-14T19:55:01.823

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application wordpress wordpress ≤ 3.4.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.71 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.1.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.3.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.3.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.1 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 2.0.4 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 2.8.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.5.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.5.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.6 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.9 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.9.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.9.1.1 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 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.3.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.3.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.3.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.4.0 Yes

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