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TI-2012-03644 Aliases CVE-2012-4264GHSA-pr9v-3cjv-9pcx

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Better WP Security…

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Better WP Security (better_wp_security) plugin before 3.2.5 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to "server variables," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4263.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01653 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 78

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.2.4VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha10:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha11:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableBit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.2.4 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bit51
Show 68 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha9:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1 alphaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.10:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.13:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.14:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.14 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.15:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.15 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.16:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.16 betaVulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.11VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.12VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.13VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.14VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.15VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.16VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.17VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.18VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.7VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.8VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.9VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.10VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.11VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.12VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.5VulnerableBit51
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:-:alpha9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 alpha Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.10:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.13:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.14:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.15:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.15 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:0.16:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.16 beta Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.11 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.12 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.13 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.14 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.15 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.17 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.18 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.10 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.11 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.12 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:bit51:better-wp-security:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.5 Vulnerable ·Bit51
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·WordPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4264
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pr9v-3cjv-9pcx

References

  • TI-2012-03643 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc/admin/content.php in the Better WP… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources