Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-6692

Potential exploit
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in js/wp-seo-metabox.js in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 2.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the post_title parameter to wp-admin/post-new.php, which is not properly handled in the snippet preview functionality.
Published 2015-06-17 18:59:00
Updated 2025-04-12 10:46:41
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2012-6692

Threat overview for CVE-2012-6692

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2012-6692 6
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6692

EPSS FAQ
0.89%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 73 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-6692

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.6
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-6692

References for CVE-2012-6692

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