CVE-2012-2371 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP-FaceThumb plugin 0.1 for WordPress, specifically affecting the index.php file. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML via the 'pagination_wp_facethumb' parameter. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited with medium attack complexity without authentication, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB and Nuclei templates exist, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mnt-tech:wp-facethumb:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.