XSS in Microsoft Internet Explorer
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.026 (83.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer
- Wordpress — versions 3.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0287?
- CVE-2012-0287 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2012-01-06.
- Is CVE-2012-0287 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.