CVE-2012-5229 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Slideshow Gallery2 plugin for WordPress, specifically within the css/gallery-css.php file, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious web script via the 'border' parameter. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity due to its network-based attack vector and medium attack complexity, with a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-36631) exists, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:slideshow_gallery2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.