CVE-2012-4448 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 28 Sep 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to modify RSS URLs via CSRF in WordPress dashboard.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2012-4448?

CVE-2012-4448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 28 Sep 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4448?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4448?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-4448 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4448, GHSA-rgfj-6p67-wm4x.