CVE-2012-4226
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Quick Post Widget plugin 1.9.1 for...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Quick Post Widget plugin 1.9.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Title, (2) Content, or (3) New category field to wordpress/ or (4) query string to wordpress/.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Quick Post Widget plugin 1.9.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Title, (2) Content, or (3) New category field to wordpress/ or (4) query string to wordpress/.
- Record
CVE-2012-4226- 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
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Quick Post Widget plugin 1.9.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Title, (2) Content, or (3) New category field to wordpress/ or (4) query string to wordpress/.
- Record
CVE-2012-4226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4170 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Quick Post Widget plugin 1.9.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Title, (2) Content, or (3) New category field to wordpress/ or (4) query string to wordpress/.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4170- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x57j-xvfg-j6jc No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Quick Post Widget plugin 1.9.1 for...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Quick Post Widget plugin 1.9.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Title, (2) Content, or (3) New category field to wordpress/ or (4) query string to wordpress/.
- Record
GHSA-x57j-xvfg-j6jc- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4226 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Qpw.famvanakkeren Quick Post Widget, published September 3, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.04%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/115463/WordPress-Quick-Post-Widget-1.9.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
darksecurity.de/advisories/2012/SSCHADV2012-016.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77731
securityfocus.com/bid/54311
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0067.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4226
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x57j-xvfg-j6jc