CVE-2011-5107

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Published Aug 23, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 8.8% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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 [-]

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

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 8.8% (8.772% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:23 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 23, 2012, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:23 AM
Reserved: Aug 23, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 23, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM

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