CVE-2012-5469 in the critical feed json
The Portable phpMyAdmin plugin before 1.3.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain phpMyAdmin console ac…
published 2012-12-20 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5388
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 23.7%
- EPSS 23.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The Portable phpMyAdmin plugin before 1.3.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain phpMyAdmin console access via a direct request to wp-content/plugins/portable-phpmyadmin/wp-pma-mod.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-23356)
- Published
Exploit prediction
23.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-23356 WordPress Plugin Portable phpMyAdmin - Authentication Bypass webapps, 2012-12-13
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0092.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-5469
- NVD CVE-2012-5469
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