CVE-2012-5868

WordPress 3.4.2 does not invalidate a wordpress_sec session cookie upon an administrator's logout action, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover valid session identifiers via a brute-force attack, or modify data via a replay attack.

Score

CVSS 2.0 2.6 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2012-12-27

Last modified

2024-09-16

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected products

• Wordpress (Wordpress)

References

• http://whiteoaksecurity.com/blog/2012/12/17/cve-2012-5868-wordpress-342-sessions-not-terminated-upon-explicit-user-logo…