XSS in Mg12 Wp-Recentcomments
CVE-2012-1068
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rc_ajax function in core.php in the WP-RecentComments plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page parameter, related to AJAX paging.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Mg12 Wp-Recentcomments — versions 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
- WordPress
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/416723/wp-recentcomments/trunk/core.php
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/49734 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70003 (vdb-entry)
- wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-recentcomments/changelog/
- www.osvdb.org/75635 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/46141 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1068?
- CVE-2012-1068 is a vulnerability in Mg12 Wp-Recentcomments, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2012-02-14.
- Is CVE-2012-1068 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.