CVE-2012-5868

Published: Dec 27, 2012

Modified: Sep 16, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

http://whiteoaksecurity.com/blog/2012/12/17/cve-2012-5868-wordpress-342-sessions-not-terminated-upon-explicit-user-logout

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CVE-2012-5868

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