CVE-2012-2759

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in login-with-ajax.php in the Login With Ajax (aka login-with-ajax) plugin before 3.0.4.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the callback parameter in a lostpassword action to wp-login.php.

Published: 2012-05-22 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2759 is rated Moderate Risk (47/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.15%). EPSS rose +1.95% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2759

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.20% 2.15% +1.95%
2 2025-12-28 0.30% 0.20% -0.09%
3 2025-12-27 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2759

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2759

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2759

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netweblogic login_with_ajax <= 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 2.21 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netweblogic login_with_ajax 3.0b cpe:2.3:a:netweblogic:login_with_ajax:3.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2759

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