CVE-2012-4448 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress 3.4.2, specifically within the wp-admin/index.php component. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to hijack an administrator's session to modify an RSS URL through a dashboard_incoming_links edit action. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating that an attack requires some user interaction (AC:M) but could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:P/I:P/A:P). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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