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TI-2011-04213 Aliases CVE-2011-4899GHSA-75qw-xjcp-vvmv

wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier…

Priority HIGH 66Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier does not ensure that the specified MySQL database service is appropriate, which allows remote attackers to configure an arbitrary database via the dbhost and dbname parameters, and subsequently conduct static code injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via (1) an HTTP request or (2) a MySQL query. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; however, remote code execution makes the issue important in many realistic environments

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.09023 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 73

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.3.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.71VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.72VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.711VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.71 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.72 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.711 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
Show 63 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.10VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.11VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.11 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4899
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75qw-xjcp-vvmv
  3. 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-11-03 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH

References

Exploit 3

  • TI-2026-45010 WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-83466 Predictable staging paths let attackers run code in WordPress Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-59973 An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42844 WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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