Unscored severity · published Jan 6, 2012
CVE-2012-0287
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-comments-post.php in WordPress 3.3.x before 3.3.1, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web…
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CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-comments-post.php in WordPress 3.3.x before 3.3.1, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string in a POST operation that is not properly handled by the "Duplicate comment detected" feature.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
3.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0287
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0287
Exploit
http://oldmanlab.blogspot.com/2012/01/wordpress-33-xss-vulnerability.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51237
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026542
Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2012/01/wordpress-3-3-1/
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