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CVE-2012-1936: The wp_create_nonce function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier associates a nonce with a user account instead of a…

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 88.5% of all records.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

The wp_create_nonce function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier associates a nonce with a user account instead of a user session, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks on specific actions and objects by sniffing the network, as demonstrated by attacks against the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php and wp-admin/user-new.php scripts. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes the significance of this issue because wp_create_nonce operates as intended, even if it is arguably inconsistent with certain CSRF protection details advocated by external organizations

Published
May 3, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.2% · 88th percentile

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28

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.2%

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Affected versions

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  • wordpress wordpressup to 3.3.1 inclusive
  • wordpress wordpress1.0
  • wordpress wordpress1.0.1
  • wordpress wordpress1.0.2
  • wordpress wordpress1.1.1
  • wordpress wordpress1.2
  • wordpress wordpress1.2.1
  • wordpress wordpress1.2.2
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  • wordpress wordpress1.2.3
  • wordpress wordpress1.2.4
  • wordpress wordpress1.2.5
  • wordpress wordpress1.3
  • wordpress wordpress1.3.2
  • wordpress wordpress1.3.3
  • wordpress wordpress1.5
  • wordpress wordpress1.5.1
  • wordpress wordpress1.5.1.1
  • wordpress wordpress1.5.1.2
  • wordpress wordpress1.5.1.3
  • wordpress wordpress1.5.2

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-2403Apr 21, 2012 · wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 attempts to enable clickable links inside attributes, which makes it easier for remote…
    18Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-2404Apr 21, 2012 · wp-comments-post.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 supports offsite redirects, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site…
    18Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2012-2912May 21, 2012 · Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the LeagueManager plugin 3.7 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject…
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Remediation

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Exploit status

Proof of concept available

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Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2012-04-27

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. First PoC-7 d
  2. Published
  3. TodayNov 14, 2026+5308 d

Bug bounty scope

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate.

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-352 · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Root cause

    State-changing requests rely on the session cookie the browser sends automatically; nothing verifies that the request came from the user’s own page.

    The bug in code

    The whole CWE-352 class

    A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

    Vulnerable

    ts
    app.use(session({ cookie: { httpOnly: true } }));app.post("/account/address", updateAddress);

    Fixed

    ts
    app.use(session({ cookie: { httpOnly: true, sameSite: "lax" } }));app.post("/account/address", csrfProtection, updateAddress);

    Attack context

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    ATT&CK techniques

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    References

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