XSS in Redirection

CVE-2012-6717

The redirection plugin before 2.2.12 for WordPress has XSS, a different issue than CVE-2011-4562.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Redirection
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6717?: CVE-2012-6717 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redirection, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2012-6717?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2012-6717 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.