CVE-2012-20005
SocialFit WordPress Plugin 1.2.2 Reflected XSS via popup.php msg Parameter
SocialFit plugin for WordPress through 1.2.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts via the unsanitized msg parameter. Attackers can craft GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/socialfit/popup.php with service=googleplus and malicious msg values to execute script and steal session cookies. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SocialFit WordPress Plugin 1.2.2 Reflected XSS via popup.php msg Parameter
SocialFit plugin for WordPress through 1.2.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts via the unsanitized msg parameter. Attackers can craft GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/socialfit/popup.php with service=googleplus and malicious msg values to execute script and steal session cookies. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
- Record
CVE-2012-20005- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6613
SocialFit plugin for WordPress through 1.2.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts via the unsanitized msg parameter. Attackers can craft GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/socialfit/popup.php with service=googleplus and malicious msg values to execute script and steal session cookies. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6613- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9v64-w835-pg55
SocialFit plugin for WordPress through 1.2.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting...
SocialFit plugin for WordPress through 1.2.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts via the unsanitized msg parameter. Attackers can craft GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/socialfit/popup.php with service=googleplus and malicious msg values to execute script and steal session cookies. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
- Record
GHSA-9v64-w835-pg55- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
SocialFit plugin for WordPress through 1.2.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts via the unsanitized msg parameter. Attackers can craft GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/socialfit/popup.php with service=googleplus and malicious msg values to execute script and steal session cookies. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
- Record
CVE-2012-20005- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-20005 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Łukasz Więcek Socialfit, published October 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/37481
github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-socialfit-xss.yaml
wordpress.org/plugins/socialfit
vulncheck.com/advisories/socialfit-wordpress-plugin-1.2.2-reflected-xss-via-popup-php-msg-parameter
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-20005