What is CVE-2012-10014?

CVE-2012-10014 is a low-severity vulnerability in Kau-Boy Backend Localization Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2012-10014?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2012-10014 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Kau-Boy Backend Localization Plugin

CVE-2012-10014

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Kau-Boy Backend Localization Plugin 2.0 on WordPress. Affected is the function backend_localization_admin_settings/backend_localization_save_setting/backend_localization_login_form/localize_backend of the file backend_localization.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.0.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 36f457ee16dd114e510fd91a3ea9fbb3c1f87184. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-227232.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-04-24 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kau-Boy Backend Localization Plugin — versions 2.0
Kau-Boys Backend Localization

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/wp-plugins/kau-boys-backend-localization/commit/36f457ee16dd114e510f… (Patch, patch)
github.com/wp-plugins/kau-boys-backend-localization/releases/tag/2.0.1 (Release Notes, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-10014?: CVE-2012-10014 is a low-severity vulnerability in Kau-Boy Backend Localization Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2012-10014?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2012-10014 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.