THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2011-4899
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2011-4899

Wordpress vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
9.0%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
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
Affected vendor
Wordpress
Affected product
Wordpress
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2012-01-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-4899

  • Confirm whether Wordpress Wordpress is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-4899.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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