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CVE-2012-0937

CVE-2012-0937

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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

EPSS 7.6% · Public exploit

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • n/a

    Versions
    • n/a: Affected

    No fix published

  • wordpress Debian:12

    Versions
    • 6.1.1+dfsg1-1
    • 6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
    • 6.1.9+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
    • 6.2+dfsg1-1
    • 6.2.1+dfsg1-1
    • 6.2.2+dfsg1-1
    • 6.3+dfsg1-1
    • 6.3.1+dfsg1-1
    • 6.3.2+dfsg1-1
    • 6.4.1+dfsg1-1
    • 6.4.1+dfsg1-1.1
    • 6.4.2+dfsg1-1
    • 6.4.3+dfsg1-1
    • 6.5+dfsg1-1
    • 6.5.2+dfsg1-1
    • 6.5.3+dfsg1-1
    • 6.5.5+dfsg1-1
    • 6.6.1+dfsg1-1
    • 6.7.2+dfsg1-1
    • 6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1
    • 6.8.1+dfsg1-1
    • 6.8.3+dfsg1-1
    • 6.9+dfsg1-1
    • 6.9.4+dfsg1-1
    • 7.0+dfsg1-1
    • 7.0.2+dfsg1-1
    • 7.0.3+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1.1+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1.2+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1.3+dfsg1-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • wordpress Debian:13

    Versions
    • 6.8.1+dfsg1-1
    • 6.8.10+dfsg1-0+deb13u1
    • 6.8.3+dfsg1-0+deb13u1
    • 6.8.3+dfsg1-1
    • 6.8.6+dfsg1-0+deb13u1
    • 6.8.7+dfsg1-0+deb13u1
    • 6.9+dfsg1-1
    • 6.9.4+dfsg1-1
    • 7.0+dfsg1-1
    • 7.0.2+dfsg1-1
    • 7.0.3+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1.1+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1.2+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1.3+dfsg1-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • wordpress Debian:14

    Versions
    • 6.8.1+dfsg1-1
    • 6.8.3+dfsg1-1
    • 6.9+dfsg1-1
    • 6.9.4+dfsg1-1
    • 7.0+dfsg1-1
    • 7.0.2+dfsg1-1
    • 7.0.3+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1.1+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1.2+dfsg1-1
    • 7.1.3+dfsg1-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

Original sources

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