CVE-2012-4268

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bulletproof-security/admin/options.php in the BulletProof Security plugin before .47.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING header.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112618/WordPress-BulletProof-Security-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	Exploit
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fbulletproof-security&old=543044&new_path=%2Fbulletproof-security&new=543044	Exploit Patch
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bulletproof-security/changelog/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53478
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75522
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112618/WordPress-BulletProof-Security-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	Exploit
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fbulletproof-security&old=543044&new_path=%2Fbulletproof-security&new=543044	Exploit Patch
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bulletproof-security/changelog/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53478
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75522

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ait-pro:bulletproof-security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2012-08-13 22:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2012-4268

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4268

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4268

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ait-pro

bulletproof-security

wordpress

wordpress

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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