# CVE-2011-3125: Other in n/a

> Unspecified security hardening issues in WordPress allow potential attackers to exploit unknown vectors, requiring an upgrade to patched versions.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2011
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3125, GHSA-q5jq-vm24-cm2f

## What is CVE-2011-3125?

CVE-2011-3125 is a critical vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 10 Aug 2011. It can be exploited over the network.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in WordPress 3.1 before 3.1.3 and 3.2 before Beta 2 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to "Various security hardening."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3125?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wordpress Wordpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-3125?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2011-3125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress

- [CVE-2026-63030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63030/): WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-87902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87902/): WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-60137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60137/): WordPress Core SQL Injection (medium 5.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-2399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2399/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2400/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-3125 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-3125 is a critical vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 10 Aug 2011. It can be exploited over the network.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wordpress Wordpress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3125/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3125/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3125
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3125
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-3125

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3125/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.