XSS in Markdown On Saved Improved Project
CVE-2016-4812
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Markdown on Save Improved plugin before 2.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN26026353/index.html (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000071 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- srd.wordpress.org/plugins/markdown-on-save-improved/changelog/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4812?
- CVE-2016-4812 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Markdown On Saved Improved Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4812?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-4812 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.