CVE-2012-3383
The map_meta_cap function in wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress 3.4.x before 3.4.2, when the multisite feature is enabled, does not…
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- redhat
Description
The map_meta_cap function in wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress 3.4.x before 3.4.2, when the multisite feature is enabled, does not properly assign the unfiltered_html capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging the Administrator or Editor role and composing crafted text.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 38 days later
· 38 days later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=21153%40branches%2F3.4&old=21076%40trunk#file16 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120707 Re: CVE #'s for WordPress 3.4.1 release (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120912 Re: CVEs for wordpress 3.4.2 release (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.1&old=21780&new_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.2&new=21780#file23 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120702 CVE #'s for WordPress 3.4.1 release (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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