WordPress Core <= 3.3.1 - Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVE	CVE-2012-2404
CVSS	Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published	April 21, 2012
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Jon Cave

Description

wp-comments-post.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 supports offsite redirects, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Core
Software Slug	wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 3.3.1
Patched Version	3.3.2

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