CVE-2012-1068
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rc_ajax function in core.php in the WP...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rc_ajax function in core.php in the WP-RecentComments plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page parameter, related to AJAX paging.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rc_ajax function in core.php in the WP-RecentComments plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page parameter, related to AJAX paging.
- Record
CVE-2012-1068- 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 the rc_ajax function in core.php in the WP-RecentComments plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page parameter, related to AJAX paging.
- Record
CVE-2012-1068- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1105 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rc_ajax function in core.php in the WP-RecentComments plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page parameter, related to AJAX paging.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1105- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p79r-m85f-v88m No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rc_ajax function in core.php in the WP...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rc_ajax function in core.php in the WP-RecentComments plugin before 2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page parameter, related to AJAX paging.
- Record
GHSA-p79r-m85f-v88m- 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-2012-1068 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mg12 Wp-recentcomments, published February 14, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.06%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/416723/wp-recentcomments/trunk/core.php?old=316325&old_path=wp-recentcomments%2Ftrunk%2Fcore.php
securityfocus.com/bid/49734
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70003
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-recentcomments/changelog
osvdb.org/75635
secunia.com/advisories/46141
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1068
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p79r-m85f-v88m