CVE-2012-4263
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc/admin/content.php in the Better WP Security (better_wp_security) plugin before 3.2.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP_USER_AGENT header.
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
- 2.1% (81th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4207)
- Published
- August 13, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4207 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- bit51 / better-wp-security
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References
- http://bit51.com/software/better-wp-security/changelog/
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112617/WordPress-Better-WP-Security-Cross-Site-Scripting.html(Exploit)
- http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fbetter-wp-security&old=542852&new_path=%2Fbetter-wp-security&new=542852(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53480
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75523
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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