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CVE-2012-1936

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Publication date:
03/05/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

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

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.3.1 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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