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CVE-2012-5856
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Uk Cookie (aka uk-cookie) plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.9%
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Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Uk Cookie (aka uk-cookie) plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML 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)
- 1.9% · top 20% 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: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/118053/WordPress-UK-Cookie-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 56509 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ukcookie-unspecified-xss(80047) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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