CVE-2011-5182
** DISPUTED ** Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lanoba-social-plugin/index.php in the...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lanoba-social-plugin/index.php in the Lanoba Social plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "Lanoba's plug in does sanitize user input, and because that input is never sent to the browser, an attacker has no way of executing script or code on a user's behalf.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lanoba-social-plugin/index.php in the Lanoba Social plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "Lanoba's plug in does sanitize user input, and because that input is never sent to the browser, an attacker has no way of executing script or code on a user's behalf.
- Record
CVE-2011-5182- 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 lanoba-social-plugin/index.php in the Lanoba Social plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "Lanoba's plug in does sanitize user input, and because that input is never sent to the browser, an attacker has no way of executing script or code on a user's behalf.
- Record
CVE-2011-5182- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-5082 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lanoba-social-plugin/index.php in the Lanoba Social plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "Lanoba's plug in does sanitize user input, and because that input is never sent to the browser, an attacker has no way of executing script or code on a user's behalf.
- Record
EUVD-2011-5082- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qh6h-9crh-2mfp No score
** DISPUTED ** Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lanoba-social-plugin/index.php in the...
** DISPUTED ** Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lanoba-social-plugin/index.php in the Lanoba Social plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "Lanoba's plug in does sanitize user input, and because that input is never sent to the browser, an attacker has no way of executing script or code on a user's behalf."
- Record
GHSA-qh6h-9crh-2mfp- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin Lanoba Social 1.0 - 'action' Cross-Site Scripting | 2011-11-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-5182 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wordpress Lanoba Social Plugin, published September 20, 2012. Its validity is disputed. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.60%, the 89th percentile.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/520678/100/0/threaded
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71411
wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-lanoba-social-plugin-xss-vulnerabilities
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5182
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh6h-9crh-2mfp