CVE-2012-2371 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.8% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in the WP-FaceThumb plugin 0.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pagination_wp_facethumb parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 12.85% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-08-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mnt-tech | wp-facethumb |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin WP-FaceThumb 0.1 - 'pagination_wp_facethum' Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-05-13 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112658/WordPress-WP-FaceThumb-Gallery-0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49143
- http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-facethumb-reflected-xss-vulnerability-cwe-79
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/15/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/16/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53497
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112658/WordPress-WP-FaceThumb-Gallery-0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49143
- http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-facethumb-reflected-xss-vulnerability-cwe-79
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/15/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/16/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53497
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