CVE-2012-4422
WordPress < 3.4.2 - Authenticated Unintended Plugin Activation via Multisite Feature
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/4
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.1&old=21780&new_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.2&new=21780#file42
Product x_refsource_confirm
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2
Scores
EPSS
0.0024
EPSS Percentile
47.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (49)
wordpress/wordpress
0.71
wordpress/wordpress
1.0
wordpress/wordpress
1.0.1
wordpress/wordpress
1.0.2
wordpress/wordpress
1.1.1
wordpress/wordpress
1.2
wordpress/wordpress
1.2.1
wordpress/wordpress
1.2.2
wordpress/wordpress
1.2.3
wordpress/wordpress
1.2.4
... and 39 more
Published
Sep 14, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026