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CVE-2012-2403

wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 attempts to enable clickable links inside attributes, which makes i

wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 attempts to enable clickable links inside attributes, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.03128
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
wordpress<= 3.3.1
wordpressall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD21 Apr 2012 · 11:55 PM
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References & Sources

10
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20493/branches/3.3/wp-includes/capabilities.php
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20493/branches/3.3/wp-includes/formatting.php
http://osvdb.org/81463
http://secunia.com/advisories/48957
http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/PatchVendor Advisory
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