CVE-2012-0937

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…

published January 30, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
8%
Percentile
94.5
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 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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.07631 · 94.5th 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 limit the number of MySQL queries sent to external MySQL…
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