Is CVE-2012-0287 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0287 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0287?

CVE-2012-0287 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

CVE-2012-0287

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-comments-post.php in WordPress 3.3.x before 3.3.1, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string in a POST operation that is not properly handled by the "Duplicate comment detected" feature.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 2.5% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0323)
Published: January 6, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0323 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / internet explorer
wordpress / wordpress

References

http://oldmanlab.blogspot.com/2012/01/wordpress-33-xss-vulnerability.html(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51237
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026542
https://wordpress.org/news/2012/01/wordpress-3-3-1/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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