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CVE-2012-2404
wp-comments-post.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 supports offsite redirects, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.8%
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- mitre
Description
wp-comments-post.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 supports offsite redirects, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 14% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- 81464 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 49138 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 48957 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- wordpress-wpcommentspostphp-xss(75202) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-2470 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 53192 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- wordpress-wpredirect-xss(75092) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20486/branches/3.3/wp-comments-post.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .