Vulnerability CVE-2012-1936 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-1936

Assigned:

2012-05-03

Published:

2012-05-03

Updated:

2017-12-14

Summary:

** DISPUTED ** The wp_create_nonce function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier associates a nonce with a user account instead of a user session, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks on specific actions and objects by sniffing the network, as demonstrated by attacks against the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php and wp-admin/user-new.php scripts.
Note: the vendor reportedly disputes the significance of this issue because wp_create_nonce operates as intended, even if it is arguably inconsistent with certain CSRF protection details advocated by external organizations.

CVSS v3 Severity:

7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-1936

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: UNKNOWN
18791

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
53280

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.webapp-security.com/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-1-multiple-csrf-vulnerabilities

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
http://www.webapp-security.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Wordpress-3.3.1-Multiple-CSRF-Vulnerabilities6.txt

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:a:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:iis:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.3.1)

Denotes that component is vulnerable