CVE-2012-0287
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
2.6
VIR risk
2.6
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0287
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://wordpress.org/news/2012/01/wordpress-3-3-1/
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.3.1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.3.1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.3.1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.3.1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.3.1+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | 3.3 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | | |
References
CWEs
CWE-79
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.