Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dbhost, (2) dbname, or (3) uname parameter
Published Jan 30, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.55%
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dbhost, (2) dbname, or (3) uname parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; also, it is unclear whether this specific XSS scenario has security relevance
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.3.1
- 0.7
- 0.71
- 0.72
- 0.711
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.1.2
- 1.5.1.3
- 1.5.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.11
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.6
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.5
- 2.7
- 2.7.1
- 2.8
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.6
- 2.9
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.2
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.2.1
- 3.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.55% (0.03545) | 88.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.75% (0.03751) | 88.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00794) | 72.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 61.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 74.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00428) | 73.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 72.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 57.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
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