Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rc_ajax function in core.php in the WP-RecentComments plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page parameter, related to AJAX paging
Published Feb 14, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.06%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rc_ajax function in core.php in the WP-RecentComments plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page parameter, related to AJAX paging.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.0.7
- 1.8
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
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 | 2.06% (0.02062) | 80.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02165) | 79.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 52.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.45% (0.04453) | 81.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 53.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 65.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 64.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 61.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/416723/wp-recentcomments/trunk/core.php?old=316325&old_path=wp-recentcomments%2Ftrunk%2Fcore.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46141 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-recentcomments/changelog/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.osvdb.org/75635 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49734 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70003 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/416723/wp-recentcomments/trunk/core.php?old=316325&old_path=wp-recentcomments%2Ftrunk%2Fcore.php | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/46141 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-recentcomments/changelog/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/75635 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49734 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70003 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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