CVE-2012-5325
Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the scr_do_redirect function in scr.php in the Shortcode Redirect plugin 1.0.01 and earlier for WordPress allow remote authenticated users with certain permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) url or (2) sec attributes in a redirect tag.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Base score: 2.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.58%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 75
- Score date: 10/3/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-79
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/108914/wpshortcoderedirect-xss.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51626
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72620
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/108914/wpshortcoderedirect-xss.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51626
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72620
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