CVE-2011-4899

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…

published January 30, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
9%
Percentile
95.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.09023 · 95.3th percentile
Published
2012-01-30T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 JAN 17:00Z
    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…
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