CVE-2012-6634: wp-admin/media-upload.php in WordPress before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or bypass intended media-attachment restrictions via a post_id value.

medium Affects WordPress core. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

wp-admin/media-upload.php in WordPress before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or bypass intended media-attachment restrictions via a post_id value.

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.3.2 or =3.0 or =3.0.1 or =3.0.2 or =3.0.3 or =3.0.4 or =3.0.5 or =3.0.6 or =3.1 or =3.1.1 or =3.1.2 or =3.1.3 or =3.1.4 or =3.2 or =3.2.1 or =3.3 or =3.3.1
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (81.2th percentile)
Published
2014-01-21
Source
nvd

References

CWE-264
NVD recordWordPress core advisories

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