CVE-2012-2403
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-2403 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-04-21 23:55:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.71 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.5 | a | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.4 | a | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changeset 20493 for branches/3.3/wp-includes/formatting.php – WordPress Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | core.trac.wordpress.org | |
| osvdb.org/81463 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2470-1 wordpress | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| WordPress Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| WordPress › WordPress 3.3.2 (and WordPress 3.4 Beta 3) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wordpress.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Changeset 20493 for branches/3.3/wp-includes/capabilities.php – WordPress Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | core.trac.wordpress.org | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.