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CVE-2012-2403

17
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 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
2.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0279 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 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

core.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/20493/branches/3.3/wp-includes/capabilities.php
core.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/20493/branches/3.3/wp-includes/formatting.php
osvdb.org / 81463
secunia.com / advisories/48957
secunia.com / advisories/49138
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75093
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75206
wordpress.org / news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2470
securityfocus.com / bid/53192