What is CVE-2017-12131?

CVE-2017-12131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Goldplugins Easy Testimonials, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-12131?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-12131 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Goldplugins Easy Testimonials

CVE-2017-12131

The Easy Testimonials plugin 3.0.4 for WordPress has XSS in include/settings/display.options.php, as demonstrated by the Default Testimonials Width, View More Testimonials Link, and Testimonial Excerpt Options screens.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.2th 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

Goldplugins Easy_testimonials — versions 3.0.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12131?: CVE-2017-12131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Goldplugins Easy Testimonials, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-12131?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-12131 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.