CVE-2011-4956
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2011-4956- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2011-4956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4863 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2011-4863- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f688-x29c-c844 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-f688-x29c-c844- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2011-4956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-4956 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wordpressDebian:12 |
before 3.2.1+dfsg-1 | 3.2.1+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:13 |
before 3.2.1+dfsg-1 | 3.2.1+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:14 |
before 3.2.1+dfsg-1 | 3.2.1+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 15 CVEs |
before 3.3.2+dfsg-1~squeeze1, plus listed versions 3.0.4+dfsg-13.0.5+dfsg-0+squeeze13.0.5+dfsg-13.2.1+dfsg-13.2.1+dfsg-23.2.1+dfsg-33.3+dfsg-13.3.1+dfsg-1 |
3.3.2+dfsg-1~squeeze1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-4956 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wordpress, published May 11, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.57%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 3.2.1+dfsg-1.