XSS in Ait-Pro Bulletproof-Security
CVE-2012-4268
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bulletproof-security/admin/options.php in the BulletProof Security plugin before .47.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING header.
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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bulletproof-security/changelog/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75522 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.org/files/112618/WordPress-BulletProof-Security-Cross-Site-… (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/53478 (vdb-entry)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Exploit, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4268?
- CVE-2012-4268 is a vulnerability in Ait-Pro Bulletproof-Security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2012-08-13.
- Is CVE-2012-4268 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.