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CVE-2012-0937

🗓️ 30 Jan 2012 17:00:00Reported by mitreType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 115 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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Detection
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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_cve
osv_cve
CVE-2012-0937
30 Jan 201217:55
–osv_cve
osv_debian
osv_debian
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0937
30 Jan 201217:55
–osv_debian
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
rapid7
Rapid7 Vulnerability Database (full)
CVE-2012-0937: Undefined Security Weakness
30 Jan 201200:00
–rapid7
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NVD
Node
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wordpresswordpressRange≤3.3.1
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.1.2
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.1.3
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
dbhostquery param/wp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2The dbhost parameter does not limit the number of MySQL queries sent to external servers, allowing the server to be used as a proxy for brute-force or DoS attacks.CWE-250
dbnamerequest body/wp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Malicious users can supply javascript within the dbname, dbhost, or uname parameters, which is rendered in the client's browser.CWE-79
dbhostrequest body/wp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Malicious users can supply javascript within the dbname, dbhost, or uname parameters, which is rendered in the client's browser.CWE-79
unamerequest body/wp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Malicious users can supply javascript within the dbname, dbhost, or uname parameters, which is rendered in the client's browser.CWE-79
unamerequest body/wp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Omitting the dbname parameter allows attackers to brute-force MySQL instance usernames and passwords on local or remote instances accessible to the web server.CWE-307
pwdrequest body/wp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Omitting the dbname parameter allows attackers to brute-force MySQL instance usernames and passwords on local or remote instances accessible to the web server.CWE-307
dbhostrequest body/wp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Omitting the dbname parameter allows attackers to brute-force MySQL instance usernames and passwords on local or remote instances accessible to the web server.CWE-307

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16 Jun 2026 23:38Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 25
EPSS0.07631
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