CVEvulnerability

CVE-2012-5868

2.6 LOW Published 2012-12-27 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2012-12-27
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.6 LOW — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• wordpress wordpress 3.4.2

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness

References