XSS in Mikejolley Download Monitor
CVE-2012-4768
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Download Monitor plugin before 3.3.5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dlsearch parameter to the default URI.
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: 0.105 (95.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.105 · newest: 0.105 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mikejolley Download Monitor — versions 3.3.5.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/50511 (third-party-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0042.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/wordpress-download-monitor-xss.html
- osvdb.org/85319 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78422 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.org/files/116408/wpdownloadmonitor3357-xss.txt (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4768?
- CVE-2012-4768 is a vulnerability in Mikejolley Download Monitor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-09-04.
- Is CVE-2012-4768 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.