CVE-2016-4812 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Markdown on Save Improved plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 2.5.1. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through unspecified vectors, potentially leading to client-side attacks and information disclosure. Despite its potential impact, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:markdown_on_saved_improved_project:markdown_on_saved_improved:*:*:*:*:*: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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.