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CVE-2012-4448

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows...

6.8 MediumFix available

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.

Exploit likelihood

1.15%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.

Record
CVE-2012-4448
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.

Record
CVE-2012-4448
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4380 No score

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.

Record
EUVD-2012-4380
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rgfj-6p67-wm4x No score

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows...

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.

Record
GHSA-rgfj-6p67-wm4x
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.

Record
CVE-2012-4448
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4448 No score

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4448
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-4448 No score

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4448
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wordpress
Debian:12
before 3.5.1+dfsg-2
3.5.1+dfsg-2
wordpress
Debian:13
before 3.5.1+dfsg-2
3.5.1+dfsg-2
wordpress
Debian:14
before 3.5.1+dfsg-2
3.5.1+dfsg-2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-4448 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Wordpress, published September 28, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 3.5.1+dfsg-2.

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