CVE-2017-12948 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in the PressForward plugin, specifically versions 4.3.0 and earlier, for WordPress. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the PATH_INFO parameter to wp-admin/admin.php, leveraging the PHP_SELF variable. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L/I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pressforward:pressforward:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.