CVE-2011-5107 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in post_alert.php in Alert Before Your Post plugin, possibly 0.1.1 and earlier, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter.

Published: 2012-08-23

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 8.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:alert_before_you_post:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-5007	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in post_alert.php in Alert Before Your Post plugin, possibly 0.1.1 and earlier, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08772.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520590/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50743
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71413

History

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Subscriptions

Wordpress Alert Before You Post Wordpress

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-08-23T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:23:40.182Z

Reserved: 2012-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-5107

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-23T20:55:02.373

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:35:57.663

Link: CVE-2011-5107

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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