CVE-2011-4899 Affecting wordpress package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    3.86% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362814
  • 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 ensure that the specified MySQL database service is appropriate, which allows remote attackers to configure an arbitrary database via the dbhost and dbname parameters, and subsequently conduct static code injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via (1) an HTTP request or (2) a MySQL query. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; however, remote code execution makes the issue important in many realistic environments

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.3 high