CVE-2012-4271 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Bad Behavior plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting versions before 2.0.47 and 2.2.x before 2.2.5. Attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML through various parameters like PATH_INFO or httpbl_key. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring no authentication, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_jaquith:bad_behavior:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_jaquith:bad_behavior:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_jaquith:bad_behavior:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_jaquith:bad_behavior:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_jaquith:bad_behavior:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.