XSS in User Photo
CVE-2012-2920
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the userphoto_options_page function in user-photo.php in the User Photo plugin before 0.9.5.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to wp-admin/options-general.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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 (81.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.021 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- User Photo — versions 0.7.0.1, 0.7.1, 0.7.2
- WordPress
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75496 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/81806 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/53449 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/49100 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-photo/changelog/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2920?
- CVE-2012-2920 is a vulnerability in User Photo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2012-05-21.
- Is CVE-2012-2920 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.