Is CVE-2012-5868 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5868 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5868?

CVE-2012-5868 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

CVE-2012-5868

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 2.7%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 2.7% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5746)
Published: December 27, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5746 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

wordpress / wordpress

References

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

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

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