UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5868
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5868
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5868.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5868
- Upstream
- Published
- 2012-12-27T11:47:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-24T04:44:58Z
- Severity
-
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wordpress
Package
- Name
- wordpress
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
4.*
4.3+dfsg-1
4.3.1+dfsg-1
4.4+dfsg-1
4.4.1+dfsg-1
4.4.2+dfsg-1
4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "wordpress",
"binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "wordpress-l10n",
"binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen",
"binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfourteen",
"binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentysixteen",
"binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / wordpress
Package
- Name
- wordpress
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.9.5+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=bionic
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
4.*
4.8.2+dfsg-2
4.8.3+dfsg-1
4.9.1+dfsg-1
4.9.2+dfsg-1
4.9.4+dfsg-1
4.9.5+dfsg1-1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "wordpress",
"binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "wordpress-l10n",
"binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen",
"binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyseventeen",
"binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentysixteen",
"binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1"
}
]
}