CVE-2012-6623
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in fs-admin/wpf-add-forum.php in the ForumPress WP Forum...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in fs-admin/wpf-add-forum.php in the ForumPress WP Forum Server plugin before 1.7.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the groupid parameter in an addforum action to wp-admin/admin.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in fs-admin/wpf-add-forum.php in the ForumPress WP Forum Server plugin before 1.7.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the groupid parameter in an addforum action to wp-admin/admin.php.
- Record
CVE-2012-6623- 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 fs-admin/wpf-add-forum.php in the ForumPress WP Forum Server plugin before 1.7.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the groupid parameter in an addforum action to wp-admin/admin.php.
- Record
CVE-2012-6623- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6469 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in fs-admin/wpf-add-forum.php in the ForumPress WP Forum Server plugin before 1.7.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the groupid parameter in an addforum action to wp-admin/admin.php.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6469- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-98vp-7gxg-5889 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in fs-admin/wpf-add-forum.php in the ForumPress WP Forum...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in fs-admin/wpf-add-forum.php in the ForumPress WP Forum Server plugin before 1.7.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the groupid parameter in an addforum action to wp-admin/admin.php.
- Record
GHSA-98vp-7gxg-5889- 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-2012-6623 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Vasthtml Forumpress, published January 16, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/572188
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/forum-server/changelog
secunia.com/advisories/49167
packetstormsecurity.org/files/112703/WordPress-WP-Forum-Server-1.7.3-SQL-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6623
github.com/advisories/GHSA-98vp-7gxg-5889