CVE-2011-4899
wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier does not ensure that the specified MySQL database service is appropriate, which allows remote attackers to configure an arbitrary database via the dbhost and dbname…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier does not ensure that the specified MySQL database service is appropriate, which allows remote attackers to configure an arbitrary database via the dbhost and dbname parameters, and subsequently conduct static code injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via (1) an HTTP request or (2) a MySQL query. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; however, remote code execution makes the issue important in many realistic environments
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.98% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.htmlExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417Exploit
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txtExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.htmlExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417Exploit
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txtExploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.