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)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- WordPress — versions 3.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- oldmanlab.blogspot.com/2012/01/wordpress-33-xss-vulnerability.html (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/51237 (vdb-entry)
- wordpress.org/news/2012/01/wordpress-3-3-1/ (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.