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CVE-2012-0937

🗓️ 30 Jan 2012 17:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 104 Views🌐 WEB

wp-admin/setup-config.php in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to use WordPress as a proxy for brute-force or denial of service attacks via the dbhost parameter

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
circl
Circl		CVE-2012-0937
25 Jan 201200:00
–circl
cvelist
Cvelist		CVE-2012-0937
30 Jan 201217:00
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE		CVE-2012-0937
30 Jan 201217:00
–debiancve
exploitdb
Exploit DB		WordPress Core 3.3.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
25 Jan 201200:00
–exploitdb
nvd
NVD		CVE-2012-0937
30 Jan 201217:55
–nvd
osv
OSV		DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0937
30 Jan 201217:55
–osv
prion
Prion		Design/Logic Flaw
30 Jan 201217:55
–prion
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies		PT-2012-2964 · WordPress +1 · Wordpress +1
30 Jan 201200:00
–ptsecurity
redhatcve
RedhatCVE		CVE-2012-0937
22 May 202502:38
–redhatcve
ubuntucve
UbuntuCve		CVE-2012-0937
30 Jan 201217:55
–ubuntucve
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NVD
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wordpresswordpressRange≤3.3.1
wordpresswordpressMatch0.7
wordpresswordpressMatch0.71
wordpresswordpressMatch0.72
wordpresswordpressMatch0.711
wordpresswordpressMatch1.0
wordpresswordpressMatch1.0.1
wordpresswordpressMatch1.0.2
wordpresswordpressMatch1.2
wordpresswordpressMatch1.2.1
wordpresswordpressMatch1.2.2
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.1
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.1.2
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.1.3
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.4
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.5
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.6
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.7
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.8
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.9
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.10
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.11
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.5
wordpresswordpressMatch2.5.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.5
wordpresswordpressMatch2.7
wordpresswordpressMatch2.7.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.4
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.5
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.6
wordpresswordpressMatch2.9
wordpresswordpressMatch2.9.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.9.2
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.1
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.2
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.3
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.4
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.5
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.6
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.1
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.2
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.3
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.4
wordpresswordpressMatch3.2.1
wordpresswordpressMatch3.3
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
dbnamerequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2PHP code execution / remote proxy via setup-config.php installation flow (local or remote MySQL) vulnerability
unamerequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2PHP code execution / remote proxy via setup-config.php installation flow (local or remote MySQL) vulnerability
pwdrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2PHP code execution / remote proxy via setup-config.php installation flow (local or remote MySQL) vulnerability
dbhostrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2PHP code execution / remote proxy via setup-config.php installation flow (local or remote MySQL) vulnerability
prefixrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2PHP code execution / remote proxy via setup-config.php installation flow (local or remote MySQL) vulnerability
submitrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2PHP code execution / remote proxy via setup-config.php installation flow (local or remote MySQL) vulnerability
dbnamerequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Cross-site scripting via javascript payloads in setup-config.php parameters (dbname/uname/dbhost) during installation
unamerequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Cross-site scripting via javascript payloads in setup-config.php parameters (dbname/uname/dbhost) during installation
pwdrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Cross-site scripting via javascript payloads in setup-config.php parameters (dbname/uname/dbhost) during installation
dbhostrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Cross-site scripting via javascript payloads in setup-config.php parameters (dbname/uname/dbhost) during installation
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16 Jun 2026 23:38Current
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CVSS 25
EPSS0.07631
cve-2012-0937wordpressmysqlbrute-force attacksdenial of servicenvd
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