CVE-2012-4242
published 2012-10-01CVE-2012-4242: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MF Gig Calendar plugin 0.9.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via…
PriorityP426medium4.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCNIPAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
8.86%
94.6th percentile
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MF Gig Calendar plugin 0.9.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string to the calendar page.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| mf_gig_calendar_project | mf_gig_calendar | — | — |
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Exploit-DB
WordPress Plugin MF Gig Calendar - Cross-Site Scripting
exploitdb·2012-09-20
CVE-2012-4242 WordPress Plugin MF Gig Calendar - Cross-Site Scripting
WordPress Plugin MF Gig Calendar - Cross-Site Scripting
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55622/info
The MF Gig Calendar plugin for WordPress is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
MF Gig Calendar 0.9.4.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
GET /wp/?page_id=2&">alert('xsstest') HTTP/1.1
Nuclei
WordPress Plugin MF Gig Calendar 0.9.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
nuclei·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2012-4242 [MEDIUM] WordPress Plugin MF Gig Calendar 0.9.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
WordPress Plugin MF Gig Calendar 0.9.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the MF Gig Calendar plugin 0.9.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string to the calendar page.
Template:
id: CVE-2012-4242
info:
name: WordPress Plugin MF Gig Calendar 0.9.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: daffainfo
severity: medium
description: A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the MF Gig Calendar plugin 0.9.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string to the calendar page.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the website, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensit
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2012-10-01
Published