CVE-2012-5868

LowCVSS 2.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

WordPress 3.4.2 does not invalidate a wordpress_sec session cookie upon an administrator's logout action, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover valid session identifiers via a brute-force attack, or modify data via a replay attack.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.6/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
Dec 27, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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