CVE-2012-2920 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the User Photo plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting versions prior to 0.9.5.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML through the PATH_INFO parameter when accessing wp-admin/options-general.php. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure (P) but not impacting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting low awareness and limited threat activity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:user_photo:user_photo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:user_photo:user_photo:0.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:user_photo:user_photo:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:user_photo:user_photo:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:user_photo:user_photo:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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