CVE-2012-2580
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Postie plugin 1.4.3, and possibly before 1.5.15,...
CVE-2012-2580 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Postieplugin Postie, published June 20, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.73%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Postie plugin 1.4.3, and possibly before 1.5.15, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the From field of an email.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Postie plugin 1.4.3, and possibly before 1.5.15, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the From field of an email.
- Record
CVE-2012-2580- 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 Postie plugin 1.4.3, and possibly before 1.5.15, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the From field of an email.
- Record
CVE-2012-2580- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2566 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Postie plugin 1.4.3, and possibly before 1.5.15, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the From field of an email.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2566- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r53-v5jr-xx52 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Postie plugin 1.4.3, and possibly before 1.5.15,...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Postie plugin 1.4.3, and possibly before 1.5.15, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the From field of an email.
- Record
GHSA-4r53-v5jr-xx52- 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 postie 1.4.3 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-08-08 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |