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CVE-2010-4518 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-safe-search/wp-safe-search-jx.php in the Safe Search plugin 0.7 for WordPress allows remote…

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-4486

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-safe-search/wp-safe-search-jx.php in the Safe Search plugin 0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the v1 parameter.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-35067)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-35067 WordPress Plugin Safe Search - 'v1' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2010-12-08
  • johnleitch.net http://www.johnleitch.net/Vulnerabilities/WordPress.Safe.Search.0.7.Reflected.Cross-site.Scripting/66 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45267 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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