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medium 4.3

CVE-2012-2916 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in sabre_class_admin.php in the SABRE plugin before 2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to i…

published 2012-05-21 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2896

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in sabre_class_admin.php in the SABRE plugin before 2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the active_option parameter to wp-admin/tools.php.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

2.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fsabre&old=534490&new_path=%2Fsabre&new=534490 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112692/WordPress-SABRE-1.2.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html 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
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References

Sources

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