XSS in Wordpress
CVE-2012-6633
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/default-filters.php in WordPress before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an editable slug field.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.017 (75.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Wordpress — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6633?
- CVE-2012-6633 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-01-21.
- Is CVE-2012-6633 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.