cve/2012/CVE-2012-5868.md

### [CVE-2012-5868](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5868)
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### Description

WordPress 3.4.2 does not invalidate a wordpress_sec session cookie upon an administrator's logout action, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover valid session identifiers via a brute-force attack, or modify data via a replay attack.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/alexjasso/Project_7-WordPress_Pentesting
- https://github.com/anushareddy139/wpvskali
- https://github.com/jonkillinger/FacebookCyberSecurityCourseWeek7