CVE-2012-4768 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Download Monitor plugin before 3.3.5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dlsearch parameter to the default URI.

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 0.01936.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mikejolley	Download Monitor

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mikejolley:download_monitor:3.3.5.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4693	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Download Monitor plugin before 3.3.5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dlsearch parameter to the default URI.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0042.html
http://osvdb.org/85319
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116408/wpdownloadmonitor3357-xss.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/50511
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/wordpress-download-monitor-xss.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78422

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-09-04T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:55.246Z

Reserved: 2012-09-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-4768

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-09-04T14:55:09.960

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2012-4768

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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