CVE-2012-2920

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the userphoto_options_page function in user-photo.php in the User Photo plugin before 0.9.5.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to wp-admin/options-general.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fuser-photo&old=541880&new_path=%2Fuser-photo&new=541880
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75496 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/81806 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53449 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49100 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-photo/changelog/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2920?
CVE-2012-2920 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2920?
To fix CVE-2012-2920, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2920 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-2920 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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