# CVE-2012-2402: wp-admin/plugins.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 allows remote authenticated site administrators to bypass intended access restrictions and de

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-04-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

wp-admin/plugins.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 allows remote authenticated site administrators to bypass intended access restrictions and deactivate network-wide plugins via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75207
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75090
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48957
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20526/branches/3.3/wp-admin/plugins.php
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192
- http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/
- http://osvdb.org/81462

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