CVE-2012-1936
WordPress < 3.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Nonce Reuse
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-1936. PoCs published by Ivano Binetti.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates CSRF vulnerabilities in WordPress 3.3.1, allowing an attacker to change post titles or add an administrator account by tricking an authenticated user into submitting a crafted form. The exploit leverages sniffed anti-CSRF tokens that remain valid for 12 hours.
Description
The wp_create_nonce function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier associates a nonce with a user account instead of a user session, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks on specific actions and objects by sniffing the network, as demonstrated by attacks against the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php and wp-admin/user-new.php scripts. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes the significance of this issue because wp_create_nonce operates as intended, even if it is arguably inconsistent with certain CSRF protection details advocated by external organizations
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates CSRF vulnerabilities in WordPress 3.3.1, allowing an attacker to change post titles or add an administrator account by tricking an authenticated user into submitting a crafted form. The exploit leverages sniffed anti-CSRF tokens that remain valid for 12 hours.