CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
52.4%
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.
codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.1&old=21780&new_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.2&new=21780#file42
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/4
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-4422
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4422
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4422
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4422