WordPress Core < 3.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2012-4422
CVSS Low (3.8)
Publicly Published September 6, 2012
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

wp-admin/plugins.php in WordPress before 3.4.2, when the multisite feature is enabled, does not check for network-administrator privileges before performing a network-wide activation of an installed plugin, which might allow remote authenticated users to make unintended plugin changes by leveraging the Administrator role.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.4.1
Patched Version
  • 3.4.2
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