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CVE-2012-1068

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1068 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP-RecentComments plugin (versions prior to 2.0.7) for WordPress, specifically within the rc_ajax function in core.php. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'page' parameter, impacting the integrity of affected WordPress sites. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity) due to its network-based attack vector and medium attack complexity, leading to a potential impact of information disclosure or defacement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mg12:wp-recentcomments:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mg12:wp-recentcomments:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mg12:wp-recentcomments:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mg12:wp-recentcomments:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mg12:wp-recentcomments:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0214 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/416723/wp-recentcomments/trunk/core.php
secunia.com / advisories/46141
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/70003
wordpress.org / extend/plugins/wp-recentcomments/changelog
osvdb.org / 75635
securityfocus.com / bid/49734