CVE-2012-2917

WordPress Share and Follow <1.80.3 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2917. PoCs published by Heine Pedersen.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Share and Follow WordPress plugin by injecting malicious script code into the 'CDN API Key' field, which executes in the context of the affected site.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Share and Follow plugin 1.80.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the CDN API Key (cnd-key) in a share-and-follow-menu page to wp-admin/admin.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Heine Pedersen · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37202

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Share and Follow WordPress plugin by injecting malicious script code into the 'CDN API Key' field, which executes in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Share and Follow WordPress plugin 1.80.3
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to the WordPress admin panel with sufficient privileges to modify the 'CDN API Key' field
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53533
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75616

Scores

EPSS 0.0375
EPSS Percentile 88.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
andrew_killen/share_and_follow 1.80.3
Published May 21, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026