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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wordpress | 3.3.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 3.3.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 3.3.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | wordpress | 3.3.2+dfsg-1~squeeze1 | DSA-2470-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2470-1 wordpress - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- wordpress-plugins-sec-bypass(75207) vdb-entry
- wordpress-plugins-security-bypass(75090) vdb-entry
- 49138 third-party-advisory
- 48957 third-party-advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20526/branches/3.3/wp-admin/plugins.php
- DSA-2470 vendor-advisory
- 53192 vdb-entry
- http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/
- 81462 vdb-entry