FKIE_CVE-2012-4448

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-09-28 21:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:45
Severity
Summary
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/15
secalert@redhat.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116785/WordPress-3.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.htmlExploit
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/50715Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436198Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860261
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/15
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116785/WordPress-3.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50715Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436198Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860261
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wordpress wordpress 3.4.2
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:45:07.150",
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