CVE-2012-2579 describes multiple persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in version 1.0.6 of the WP SimpleMail plugin for WordPress. Attackers can inject malicious web script or HTML into email fields such as To, From, Date, or Subject, which would then execute when viewed by other users. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp_simplemail_project:wp_simplemail:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
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.