CVE-2012-4422
EPSS 0.24%
Description
wp-admin/plugins.php in WordPress before 3.4.2, when the multisite feature is enabled, does not check for network-administrator privileges before performing a network-wide activation of an installed plugin, which might allow remote authenticated users to make unintended plugin changes by leveraging the Administrator role.
How to fix CVE-2012-4422
To remediate CVE-2012-4422, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 3.4.2+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2012-4422 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.4.2+dfsg-1