CVE-2012-2917 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.7% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Share and Follow plugin 1.80.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the CDN API Key (cnd-key) in a share-and-follow-menu page to wp-admin/admin.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.69% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-05-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| andrew killen | share and follow |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Share and Follow 1.80.3 - 'admin.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-05-15 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112691/WordPress-Share-And-Follow-1.80.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53533
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75616
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112691/WordPress-Share-And-Follow-1.80.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53533
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75616
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