CVE-2012-2404

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    CVE-2012-2404

    Published: 21 Apr 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: wp-comments-post.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 supports offsite redirects, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/48957, http://secunia.com/advisories/49138, http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/, http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470, http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/, http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20486/branches/3.3/wp-comments-post.php, http://osvdb.org/81464, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75092, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75202

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High