wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier does not ensure that the specified MySQL database service is appropriate, which allows remote attackers to configure an arbitrary database via the dbhost and dbname parameters, and subsequently conduct static code injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via (1) an HTTP request or (2) a MySQL query. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; however, remote code execution makes the issue important in many realistic environments
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2012-01-30T17:00:00Z
Updated: 2024-09-16T19:05:06.613Z
Reserved: 2011-12-23T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2011-4899
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-05-08T15:56:51.831Z
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-01-30T17:55:00.750
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:33:15.800
Link: CVE-2011-4899
Redhat
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