What is CVE-2012-6629?

CVE-2012-6629 is a vulnerability in Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2014-01-16.

Is CVE-2012-6629 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager

CVE-2012-6629

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Newsletter Manager plugin 1.0.2 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change an email address or (2) conduct script insertion attacks. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

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

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager — versions 1.0, 1.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

secunia.com/advisories/49152 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6629?: CVE-2012-6629 is a vulnerability in Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2014-01-16.
Is CVE-2012-6629 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.