CVE-2012-0937 Affecting wordpress package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.42% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362738
  • published 30 Jan 2012
  • disclosed 30 Jan 2012

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:unstable wordpress.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.3 medium