VDB
CVE-2012-5868
CVE-2012-5868
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 2.72% · 85.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.72%
85.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wordpress | *, 0, 4.8.2+dfsg-2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 4.3.1+dfsg-1, 4.4+dfsg-1 |
Timeline
- Dec 27, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 17, 2022 CVE Updated
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 3, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5868 third-party-advisory
- http://whiteoaksecurity.com/blog/2012/12/17/cve-2012-5868-wordpress-342-sessions-not-terminated-upon-explicit-user-logout third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5868 third-party-advisory