CVE-2012-6635 Information disclosure in n/a
Authenticated users can view sensitive information from draft posts due to improper access restrictions in WordPress.
- 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-2012-6635?
CVE-2012-6635 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 21 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php in WordPress before 3.3.3 does not properly restrict excerpt-view access, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by visiting a draft.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6635?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6635?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-6635 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6635 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6635, GHSA-3g9q-9jqp-362q.