Is CVE-2012-2580 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2580 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2580?

CVE-2012-2580 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2580

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 3.7%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Postie plugin 1.4.3, and possibly before 1.5.15, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the From field of an email.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 3.7% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2566)
Published: June 20, 2014
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2566 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

postieplugin / postie
postieplugin / postie

References

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

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