CVE-2012-0937
wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier does not limit the number of MySQL queries sent to external MySQL...
- Published
- Jan 30, 2012
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jan 25, 2012
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 94.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier does not limit the number of MySQL queries sent to external MySQL database servers, which allows remote attackers to use WordPress as a proxy for brute-force attacks or denial of service attacks via the dbhost parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4898. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue because an incomplete WordPress installation might be present on the network for only a short time
Sources
1Trustwave's SpiderLabs · php · Jan 25, 2012
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