What is CVE-2012-6627?

CVE-2012-6627 is a vulnerability in Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-01-16.

Is CVE-2012-6627 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager

CVE-2012-6627

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/test_mail.php in the Newsletter Manager plugin 1.0.2 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2014-01-16 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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: 0.016 (75.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager — versions 1.0, 1.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

packetstormsecurity.org/files/112694/WordPress-Newsletter-Manager-1.0-Cross-Sit… (Exploit)
secunia.com/advisories/49152 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6627?: CVE-2012-6627 is a vulnerability in Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-01-16.
Is CVE-2012-6627 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.