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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…
Low2.6EPSS 2.5%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- 1026542 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://oldmanlab.blogspot.com/2012/01/wordpress-33-xss-vulnerability.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 51237 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://wordpress.org/news/2012/01/wordpress-3-3-1/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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