81462 : WordPress /wp-admin/plugins.php Network-Wide Plugin Deactivation
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
6	468	about 1 year ago	about 1 month ago	4 times	100%

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-04-20

Description

WordPress contains a flaw related to the wp-admin/plugins.php script that may allow an attacker to cause a network-wide plugin deactivation.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.3.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

WordPress

3.3.1

References

Security Tracker: 1026965
CVE ID: 2012-2402 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 48957 49138
Related OSVDB ID: 81459 81460 81461 81463 81464
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20526/branches/3.3/wp-admin/plugins.php
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-04-23 | Disagree?

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