#VU44130 Cross-site scripting in WordPress - CVE-2012-2404

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44130

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2404

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
WordPress
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: WordPress.ORG

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing data passed via unspecified vectors. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

WordPress: 0.71, 1.0 - 1.0.2, 1.1.1, 1.2 - 1.2.5, 1.3, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.5 - 1.5.2, 2.0 - 2.0.11, 2.1 - 2.1.3, 2.2 - 2.2.3, 2.3 - 2.3.3, 2.5 - 2.5.1, 2.6 - 2.6.5, 2.7 - 2.7.1, 2.8 - 2.8.6, 2.9 - 2.9.2, 3.0 - 3.0.6, 3.1 - 3.1.3, 3.3

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External links
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20486/branches/3.3/wp-comments-post.php
https://osvdb.org/81464
https://secunia.com/advisories/48957
https://secunia.com/advisories/49138
https://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/
https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75092
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75202

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.