CVE-2012-6622 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in fs-admin/fs-admin.php in the ForumPress WP Forum Server plugin before 1.7.4 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) groupid parameter in an editgroup action or (2) usergroup_id parameter in an edit_usergroup action.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 5.03% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-01-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vasthtml | forumpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin WP Forum Server 1.7.3 - '/fs-admin/fs-admin.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2012-05-15 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112703/WordPress-WP-Forum-Server-1.7.3-SQL-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49155
- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/forum-server/changelog/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53530
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/532918
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112703/WordPress-WP-Forum-Server-1.7.3-SQL-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49155
- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/forum-server/changelog/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53530
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/532918
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