Access Restriction Bypass Affecting wordpress package, versions <3.4.2+dfsg-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363334
- published 14 Sep 2012
- disclosed 14 Sep 2012
Introduced: 14 Sep 2012
CVE-2012-4422 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 3.4.2+dfsg-1 or higher.
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/plugins.php in WordPress before 3.4.2, when the multisite feature is enabled, does not check for network-administrator privileges before performing a network-wide activation of an installed plugin, which might allow remote authenticated users to make unintended plugin changes by leveraging the Administrator role.