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CVE-2012-6692

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 3.21% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-06-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It affects WordPress. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2012-6692
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.21%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in js/wp-seo-metabox.js in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 2.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the post_title parameter to wp-admin/post-new.php, which is not properly handled in the snippet preview functionality.