# CVE-2012-4448: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authenticatio

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-09-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/index.php in WordPress 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify an RSS URL via a dashboard_incoming_links edit action.

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## References

- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436198
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50715
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116785/WordPress-3.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/25/15
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860261

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