CVE-2012-4768 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Download Monitor plugin before 3.3.5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dlsearch parameter to the default URI.

Published: 2014-09-04

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mikejolley:download_monitor:3.3.5.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4693	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Download Monitor plugin before 3.3.5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dlsearch parameter to the default URI.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.01936.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0042.html
http://osvdb.org/85319
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116408/wpdownloadmonitor3357-xss.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/50511
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/wordpress-download-monitor-xss.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78422

History

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Subscriptions

Mikejolley Download Monitor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-09-04T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:55.246Z

Reserved: 2012-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4768

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-09-04T14:55:09.960

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2012-4768

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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