Back to Database
Status published
Medium
CVE-2012-2403
wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 attempts to enable clickable links...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
THREAT MONITOR
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2012-2403
Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://osvdb.org/81463
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48957
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75206
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470
- 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192
- http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75093
More from wordpress
View All →CVE-2021-44223
WordPress before 5.8 lacks support for the Update URI plugin...
High
8.1
CVE-2020-28040
WordPress before 5.5.2 allows CSRF attacks that change a theme's...
Medium
4.3
CVE-2020-28039
is_protected_meta in wp-includes/meta.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 allows arbitrary file...
Critical
9.1
CVE-2020-28038
WordPress before 5.5.2 allows stored XSS via post slugs....
Medium
6.1
CVE-2020-28037
is_blog_installed in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 improperly determines whether...
Critical
9.8
Affected Vendor
wordpress
View all reports →Affected Software
wordpress
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.71, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.3, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.1.1, 1.5.1.2, 1.5.1.3, 1.5.2, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.5, 2.7, 2.7.1, 2.8, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3, 2.8.4, 2.8.5, 2.8.5.1, 2.8.5.2, 2.8.6, 2.9, 2.9.1, 2.9.1.1, 2.9.2, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 21st, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.