XSS in Vasthtml Forumpress
CVE-2012-6623
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in fs-admin/wpf-add-forum.php in the ForumPress WP Forum Server plugin before 1.7.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the groupid parameter in an addforum action to wp-admin/admin.php.
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 (79.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.7% 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
- Vasthtml Forumpress — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/572188
- wordpress.org/extend/plugins/forum-server/changelog/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/49167 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.org/files/112703/WordPress-WP-Forum-Server-1.7.3-SQL-Inject…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6623?
- CVE-2012-6623 is a vulnerability in Vasthtml Forumpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-01-16.
- Is CVE-2012-6623 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.