Is CVE-2012-6499 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6499 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6499?

CVE-2012-6499 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-6499

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 10.6%EU EUVD

Open redirect vulnerability in age-verification.php in the Age Verification plugin 0.4 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the redirect_to parameter.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 10.6% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-6349)
Published: January 12, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-6349 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

age verification project / age verification
wordpress / wordpress

References

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18350(Exploit)
http://www.osvdb.org/82584
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51357(Exploit)

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

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