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
Published Jan 30, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.02%
Description
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
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.3.1
- 0.7
- 0.71
- 0.72
- 0.711
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.1.2
- 1.5.1.3
- 1.5.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.11
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.6
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.5
- 2.7
- 2.7.1
- 2.8
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.6
- 2.9
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.2
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.2.1
- 3.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed May 8, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.02% (0.09023) | 95.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.91% (0.08910) | 94.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02814) | 86.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 6.46% (0.06464) | 90.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 10, 2025 | 4.00% (0.03997) | 87.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 2.95% (0.02951) | 85.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 78.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.82% (0.03821) | 92.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 3.86% (0.03860) | 91.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 2.74% (0.02744) | 90.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 3.16% (0.03157) | 91.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 3.12% (0.03118) | 90.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 3.17% (0.03168) | 90.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 5.00% (0.05000) | 91.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.22% (0.05216) | 91.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.