THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-0782
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2012-0782

Wordpress vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.8%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dbhost, (2) dbname, or (3) uname parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; also, it is unclear whether this specific XSS scenario has security relevance
Affected vendor
Wordpress
Affected product
Wordpress
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2012-01-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-0782

  • Confirm whether Wordpress Wordpress is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-0782.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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