CVE-2012-2371

NUCLEI

WP-FaceThumb 0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Pagination Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2371. PoCs published by d3v1l. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in WP-FaceThumb 0.1 by injecting malicious JavaScript via the 'pagination_wp_facethumb' parameter. The PoC uses an img tag with an onerror handler to execute arbitrary JavaScript, such as stealing cookies.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in the WP-FaceThumb plugin 0.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pagination_wp_facethumb parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by d3v1l · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37155

This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in WP-FaceThumb 0.1 by injecting malicious JavaScript via the 'pagination_wp_facethumb' parameter. The PoC uses an img tag with an onerror handler to execute arbitrary JavaScript, such as stealing cookies.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WP-FaceThumb 0.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A vulnerable version of WP-FaceThumb installed on a WordPress site · User interaction to click a malicious link
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

WP-FaceThumb 0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
MEDIUMby daffainfo

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/49143
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53497
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/15/12
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/16/1

Scores

EPSS 0.1290
EPSS Percentile 95.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
mnt-tech/wp-facethumb 0.1
Published Aug 13, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026