Mindreantre ThreeWP Email Reflector prior 1.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Mindreantre ThreeWP Email Reflector. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-2572. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mindreantre ThreeWP Email Reflector. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ThreeWP Email Reflector plugin before 1.16 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Subject of an email.

The weakness was presented 06/19/2014 by loneferret (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wordpress.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2572 since 05/09/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as functional.

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77502), Exploit-DB (20365), SecurityFocus (BID 54903†) and OSVDB (85134†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Functional
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ThreeWP Email Reflector 1.0

Timelineinfo

05/09/2012 🔍
08/08/2012 +91 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +680 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +280 days 🔍
06/22/2025 +3741 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Researcher: loneferret
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70108
X-Force: 77502 - ThreeWP Email Reflector plugin for WordPress sendMail function cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 54903 - Wordpress ThreeWP Email Reflector Plugin 'Subject' Field HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 85134

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 06/22/2025 16:24
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (50), 03/11/2018 13:42 (10), 06/22/2025 16:24 (20)
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