CVE-2012-6635 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 3.3.3, specifically within the wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php file. This flaw allows authenticated users to access sensitive information by viewing drafts due to insufficient restrictions on excerpt-view access. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity, with an attack vector over the network, low attack complexity, and a potential impact of partial confidentiality compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.