CVE-2012-5868

WordPress 3.4.2 - Session Fixation via Incomplete Logout Cookie Invalidation

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://whiteoaksecurity.com/blog/2012/12/17/cve-2012-5868-wordpress-342-sessions-not-terminated-upon-explicit-user-logout

Scores

EPSS 0.0065

EPSS Percentile 71.1%

Details

CWE

CWE-200

Status published

Products (1)

wordpress/wordpress 3.4.2

Published Dec 27, 2012

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026