CVE-2012-0287

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-comments-post.php in WordPress 3.3.x before 3.3.1, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string in a POST operation that is not properly handled by the "Duplicate comment detected" feature.

CVSS v2.0 2.6 LOW

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CVSS v2.0 : LOW

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://oldmanlab.blogspot.com/2012/01/wordpress-33-xss-vulnerability.html	Exploit
https://wordpress.org/news/2012/01/wordpress-3-3-1/	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026542
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51237

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2012-01-05 20:01

Updated : 2021-07-23 08:12

NVD link : CVE-2012-0287

Mitre link : CVE-2012-0287

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Products Affected

microsoft

internet_explorer

wordpress

wordpress

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