CVE Catalog

CVE-2012-20003

MediumCVSS 6.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Custom Tables plugin for WordPress before 3.4.6 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker can inject scripts through the unsanitized 'key' parameter in iframe.php by sending a crafted GET request.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser, steal session cookies, and take over a WordPress administrator account. The vulnerability is easily exploitable remotely without authentication.

Recommendation

Update the Custom Tables plugin to version 3.4.6 or later. Until patched, consider disabling the plugin or deploying WAF rules that block suspicious 'key' parameter values.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Custom Tables plugin for WordPress before 3.4.6 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts through the unsanitized 'key' parameter in iframe.php. Attackers can craft GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/custom-tables/iframe.php with s=1 and a malicious key value to execute script in victims' browsers and steal cookies. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-20.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS