CVE-2012-3383

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3383
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-07-22 17:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe map_meta_cap function in wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress 3.4.x before 3.4.2, when the multisite feature is enabled, does not properly assign the unfiltered_html capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging the Administrator or Editor role and composing crafted text.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress 3.4.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 core.trac.wordpress.org
oss-security - CVE #'s for WordPress 3.4.1 release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE #'s for WordPress 3.4.1 release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVEs for wordpress 3.4.2 release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Diff from trunk@21076 to branches/3.4@21153 – WordPress Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 core.trac.wordpress.org
Version 3.4.1 « WordPress Codex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 codex.wordpress.org
Version 3.4.2 « WordPress Codex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 codex.wordpress.org
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