wp-admin/plugins.php in WordPress before 3.4.2, when the multisite feature is enabled, does not check for network-administrator privileges before performing a network-wide activation of an installed plugin, which might allow remote authenticated users to make unintended plugin changes by leveraging the Administrator role.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.0 | 3.5 | LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| CWE ID | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-264 | Primary | nvd@nist.gov |
| Hyperlink | Source | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2 | secalert@redhat.com | N/A |
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.1&old=21780&new_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.2&new=21780#file42 | secalert@redhat.com | Exploit Patch |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/4 | secalert@redhat.com | N/A |
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.1&old=21780&new_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.2&new=21780#file42 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Exploit Patch |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/4 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |