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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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-2759 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from netweblogic, from wordpress organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-05-22T16:55:01.570

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	≤ 3.0.4	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	2.1	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	2.1.1	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	2.1.2	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	2.1.3	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	2.1.4	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	2.1.5	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	2.2	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	2.21	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	3.0	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	3.0.1	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	3.0.2	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	3.0.3	Yes
Application	netweblogic	login_with_ajax	3.0b	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	*	No

References

http://osvdb.org/81712 ([email protected])
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/541069 ([email protected])
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/login-with-ajax/changelog/ ([email protected])
http://www.secureworks.com/research/advisories/SWRX-2012-003/ ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53423 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75470 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/81712 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/541069 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/login-with-ajax/changelog/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.secureworks.com/research/advisories/SWRX-2012-003/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53423 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75470 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For netweblogic's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.