CVE-2012-2404

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wp-comments-post.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 supports offsite redirects, which makes it easier for remote attackers to

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.02327

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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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

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

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/20486/branches/3.3/wp-comments-post.php

http://osvdb.org/81464

http://secunia.com/advisories/48957

http://secunia.com/advisories/49138

http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75092

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75202

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