6.1

CVE-2012-4271: mark_jaquith bad_behavior Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
AliasesCGA-ph73-27gf-c38wCGA-pq24-w8xf-89vcCGA-r883-7g7f-phh4
Published 13-08-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4271 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in mark_jaquith bad_behavior. EPSS estimates a 2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
2.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CGA-4CV5-PRJM-59H9CGA-G3J4-4P89-VGPQ

Timeline

  1. 13-08-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in bad-behavior-wordpress-admin.php in the Bad Behavior plugin before 2.0.47 and 2.2.x before 2.2.5 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) PATH_INFO, (2) httpbl_key, (3) httpbl_maxage, (4) httpbl_threat, (5) reverse_proxy_addresses, or (6) reverse_proxy_header parameter.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.05% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (plugins.trac.wordpress.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard2 products
  • wordpressAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • wordpress-oci-entrypointAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi2 products
  • wordpressAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • wordpress-oci-entrypointAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wordpress2 products
  • bad-behavior< 2.0.47 | ≥ 2.2.0, < 2.2.5 (fixed in 2.0.47)
  • wordpressna
Mark_jaquith1 product
  • bad_behavior≤ 2.0.46 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.4

4 vendors · 7 products

References

5 links