{"cve":"CVE-2011-4899","nvd":{"published":"2012-01-30T17:55:00.750","modified":"2026-06-16T23:35:35.633","status":"Modified","description":"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","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html","http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417","https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt","http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html","http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417"],"products":["wordpress:wordpress"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:59:31.623151214+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-4899","score":0.09023,"percentile":0.95277,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}