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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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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 records are not available for this CVE.