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CVE-2012-4263

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4263 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Better WP Security plugin (versions prior to 3.2.5) for WordPress, specifically within the inc/admin/content.php file. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web script or HTML by manipulating the HTTP_USER_AGENT header. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha10:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha11:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0207 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 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

bit51.com / software/better-wp-security/changelog
packetstormsecurity.org / files/112617/WordPress-Better-WP-Security-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Exploit
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset
ExploitPatch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75523
securityfocus.com / bid/53480