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CVE-2012-2917

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2917 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Share and Follow plugin version 1.80.3 for WordPress, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts via the CDN API Key parameter. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial integrity impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog and with no active Metasploit or Nuclei exploits, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-37202) exists, suggesting proof-of-concept code is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.80.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:andrew_killen:share_and_follow:1.80.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-37202 · May 15, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0375 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 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

packetstormsecurity.org / files/112691/WordPress-Share-And-Follow-1.80.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75616
securityfocus.com / bid/53533
Exploit