XSS in Mnt-Tech Wp-Facethumb
CVE-2012-2371
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in the WP-FaceThumb plugin 0.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pagination_wp_facethumb parameter.
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: 0.128 (96.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.128 · newest: 0.128 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mnt-Tech Wp-Facethumb — versions 0.1
- WordPress
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/49143 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.org/files/112658/WordPress-WP-FaceThumb-Gallery-0.1-Cross-S… (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/53497 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/15/12 (mailing-list)
- wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-facethumb-reflected-xss-vulnerability-cwe…
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/16/1 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2371?
- CVE-2012-2371 is a vulnerability in Mnt-Tech Wp-Facethumb, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2012-08-13.
- Is CVE-2012-2371 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.