CVE-2011-5107 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in post_alert.php in Alert Before Your Post plugin, possibly 0.1.1 and earlier, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.77% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-08-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wordpress | alert before you post |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Alert Before Your Post - 'name' Cross-Site Scripting | 2011-11-21 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520590/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50743
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71413
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520590/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50743
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71413
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