XSS in Qpw.famvanakkeren Quick Post Widget
CVE-2012-4226
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Quick Post Widget plugin 1.9.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Title, (2) Content, or (3) New category field to wordpress/ or (4) query string to wordpress/.
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: 0.020 (80.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qpw.famvanakkeren Quick Post Widget — versions 1.9.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/115463/WordPress-Quick-Post-Widget-1.9.1-Cross-Si… (Exploit)
- www.darksecurity.de/advisories/2012/SSCHADV2012-016.txt (Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77731 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/54311 (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0067.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4226?
- CVE-2012-4226 is a vulnerability in Qpw.famvanakkeren Quick Post Widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-09-03.
- Is CVE-2012-4226 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.