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CVE-2012-2402

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  • CPEs
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Description

wp-admin/plugins.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 allows remote authenticated site administrators to bypass intended access restrictions and deactivate network-wide plugins via unspecified vectors.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75207

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75090

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470

http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/

http://secunia.com/advisories/49138

http://secunia.com/advisories/48957

http://osvdb.org/81462

http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20526/branches/3.3/wp-admin/plugins.php

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-04-21

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01146

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