CVE-2012-0287

WordPress Core <= 3.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

6.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de ejecución de comandos en sitios cruzados (XSS) en wp-comments-post.php en WordPress v3.3.x antes de v3.3.1, cuando se utiliza Internet Explorer, permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML a través de la query string en una operación POST que no correctamente manejada por la característica "comentario duplicado detectado".

*Credits: Joshua H,Hoang T.,Stefan Zimmerman,Chris K.

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-01-03 CVE Reserved
2012-01-03 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51237	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026542	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
http://oldmanlab.blogspot.com/2012/01/wordpress-33-xss-vulnerability.html	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
https://wordpress.org/news/2012/01/wordpress-3-3-1	2021-07-23

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"	Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"	3.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "3.3"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	*	-	Safe