CVE-2012-4768 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Download Monitor plugin before 3.3.5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dlsearch parameter to the default URI.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 10.46% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-09-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mikejolley | download monitor |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Download Monitor - 'dlsearch' Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-08-30 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0042.html
- http://osvdb.org/85319
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116408/wpdownloadmonitor3357-xss.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50511
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/wordpress-download-monitor-xss.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78422
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0042.html
- http://osvdb.org/85319
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116408/wpdownloadmonitor3357-xss.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50511
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/wordpress-download-monitor-xss.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78422
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