DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5868

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5868

    Published: 27 Dec 2012Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-5868

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5868

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wordpress

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    6.1.1+dfsg1-1
    6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
    6.1.9+dfsg1-0+deb12u1

    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