Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bulletproof-security/admin/options.php in the BulletProof Security plugin before .47.1 for Word…

published 2012-08-13 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4212

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

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.

Patch / fix

links 1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fbulletproof-security&old=543044&new_… patch

Exploit prediction

2.05% 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=%2Fbulletproof-security&old=543044&new_path=%2Fbulletproof-security&new=543044 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112618/WordPress-BulletProof-Security-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

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-4268
NVD CVE-2012-4268

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Summary