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CVE-2012-4268 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112618/WordPress-BulletProof-Security-Cross-Site-Scripting.html CVEExploit
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fbulletproof-security&old=543044&new_path=%2Fbulletproof-security&new=543044 CVEExploitPatch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75522 CVE
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bulletproof-security/changelog/ CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53478 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ait-pro bulletproof-security
<= .47

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
wordpress wordpress
All versions

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4268
NVD Published Date:
Aug 13, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]