Description
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.
Published: 2012-09-14
Score: 3.5 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4357 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T21:02:26.279Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4422

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-09-14T19:55:01.823

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4422

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