CVEvulnerability

CVE-2012-1936

6.8 MEDIUM Published 2012-05-03 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2012-05-03
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-352

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

Affected configurations

• wordpress wordpress (<= 3.3.1) • wordpress wordpress 1.0 • wordpress wordpress 1.0.1 • wordpress wordpress 1.0.2 • wordpress wordpress 1.1.1 • wordpress wordpress 1.2 • wordpress wordpress 1.2.1 • wordpress wordpress 1.2.2 • wordpress wordpress 1.2.3 • wordpress wordpress 1.2.4 • wordpress wordpress 1.2.5 • wordpress wordpress 1.3 • wordpress wordpress 1.3.2 • wordpress wordpress 1.3.3 • wordpress wordpress 1.5 • wordpress wordpress 1.5.1 • wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.1 • wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.2 • wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.3 • wordpress wordpress 1.5.2 • wordpress wordpress 2.0 • wordpress wordpress 2.0.1 • wordpress wordpress 2.0.2 • wordpress wordpress 2.0.4 • wordpress wordpress 2.0.5 • wordpress wordpress 2.0.6 • wordpress wordpress 2.0.7 • wordpress wordpress 2.0.8 • wordpress wordpress 2.0.9 • wordpress wordpress 2.0.10 • wordpress wordpress 2.0.11 • wordpress wordpress 2.1 • wordpress wordpress 2.1.1 • wordpress wordpress 2.1.2 • wordpress wordpress 2.1.3 • wordpress wordpress 2.2 • wordpress wordpress 2.2.1 • wordpress wordpress 2.2.2 • wordpress wordpress 2.2.3 • wordpress wordpress 2.3 • wordpress wordpress 2.3.1 • wordpress wordpress 2.3.2 • wordpress wordpress 2.3.3 • wordpress wordpress 2.5 • wordpress wordpress 2.5.1 • wordpress wordpress 2.6 • wordpress wordpress 2.6.1 • wordpress wordpress 2.6.2 • wordpress wordpress 2.6.3 • wordpress wordpress 2.6.5 • wordpress wordpress 2.7 • wordpress wordpress 2.7.1 • wordpress wordpress 2.8 • wordpress wordpress 2.8.1 • wordpress wordpress 2.8.2 • wordpress wordpress 2.8.3 • wordpress wordpress 2.8.4 • wordpress wordpress 2.8.5 • wordpress wordpress 2.8.5.1 • wordpress wordpress 2.8.5.2 … and 20 more

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery weakness

References