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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2012-5868
high Nessus Plugin ID 253827
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Synopsis
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.Description
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.- WordPress 3.4.2 does not invalidate a wordpress_sec session cookie upon an administrator's logout action, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover valid session identifiers via a brute-force attack, or modify data via a replay attack. (CVE-2012-5868)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 253827
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2012_5868.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 8/24/2025
Updated: 8/24/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.6
Temporal Score: 1.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5868
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.4
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wordpress, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wordpress, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-5868