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CVE-2012-0937

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 7.6%EU EUVD

wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier does not limit the number of MySQL queries sent to external MySQL database servers, which allows remote attackers to use WordPress as a proxy for brute-force attacks or denial of service attacks via the dbhost parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4898. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue because an incomplete WordPress installation might be present on the network for only a short time

Key facts

CVSS score
5.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score
7.6% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0960)
Published
January 30, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0960 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • wordpress / wordpress
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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