Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-0287 (CCN-72105)

Assigned:2012-01-02
Published:2012-01-02
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary:Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-comments-post.php in WordPress 3.3.x before 3.3.1, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string in a POST operation that is not properly handled by the "Duplicate comment detected" feature.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
2.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-79
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-0287

Source: CCN
Type: An Old man lab0ratory
Wordpress 3.3 XSS vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
http://oldmanlab.blogspot.com/2012/01/wordpress-33-xss-vulnerability.html

Source: CCN
Type: SA47371
WordPress "wp_guess_url()" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress News
WordPress 3.3.1 Security and Maintenance Release

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 78123
WordPress wp-includes/functions.php wp_guess_url() Function Multiple Script URI XSS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
51237

Source: CCN
Type: BID-51237
WordPress 'wp-comments-post.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1026542

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-wpcommentspost-commentpostid-xss(72105)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2012/01/wordpress-3-3-1/

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20120287000
    V
    CVE-2012-0287 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2012-01-05
    BACK
    wordpress wordpress 3.3
    microsoft internet explorer *
    wordpress wordpress 3.3