CVE-2012-2403 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 3.3.2, specifically within the wp-includes/formatting.php file. The flaw arises from an attempt to enable clickable links inside HTML attributes, which attackers can leverage through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.71CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.