MEDIUM
wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 attempts to enable clickable links inside attributes, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors
Published Apr 21, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.76%
Description
wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 attempts to enable clickable links inside attributes, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 3.3.1
- 0.71
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.1
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5
- 1.3
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.1.1
- 1.5.1.2
- 1.5.1.3
- 1.5.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 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
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.5.1
- 2.8.5.2
- 2.8.6
- 2.9
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.1.1
- 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
- 3.3
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.76% 0.02762
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02762
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02762) | 85.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02794) | 84.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.66% (0.02662) | 84.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.56% (0.05560) | 83.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 2.66% (0.02662) | 84.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 5.56% (0.05560) | 88.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.66% (0.02662) | 84.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.58% (0.01584) | 87.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2024 | 1.58% (0.01584) | 87.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.12% (0.01122) | 82.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20493/branches/3.3/wp-includes/capabilities.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20493/branches/3.3/wp-includes/formatting.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/81463 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48957 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49138 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75093 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75206 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20493/branches/3.3/wp-includes/capabilities.php | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20493/branches/3.3/wp-includes/formatting.php | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://osvdb.org/81463 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48957 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49138 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53192 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75093 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75206 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 21, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 21, 2012
Link CVE-2012-2403
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a