MEDIUM
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action
Published Sep 28, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.15%
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.
Affected products
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.15% 0.01146
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01146
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01146) | 65.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01146) | 62.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 38.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 73.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 72.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 68.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/15 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116785/WordPress-3.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50715 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436198 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860261 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/15 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116785/WordPress-3.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50715 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436198 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860261 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 28, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4448
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a