Unscored severity · published Jun 27, 2012
CVE-2011-4956
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors
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CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 3.1; 0.71; 1.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.1.1; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4956
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4956
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44038
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
wordpress.org
http://wordpress.org/news/2011/04/wordpress-3-1-1/
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/17
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/6
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