XSS in Wp Simplemail Project
CVE-2012-2579
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the WP SimpleMail plugin 1.0.6 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) To, (2) From, (3) Date, or (4) Subject field of an email.
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: 0.037 (89.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wp Simplemail Project — versions 1.0.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/54905 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/50208 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77538 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20361 (Exploit, exploit)
- osvdb.org/84534 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2579?
- CVE-2012-2579 is a vulnerability in Wp Simplemail Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-06-20.
- Is CVE-2012-2579 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.