CVE-2012-0937

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    CVE-2012-0937

    Published: 30 Jan 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier does not limit the number of MySQL queries sent to external MySQL database servers, which allows remote attackers to use WordPress as a proxy for brute-force attacks or denial of service attacks via the dbhost parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4898. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue because an incomplete WordPress installation might be present on the network for only a short time

    References: https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt, http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html, http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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