{"cve":"CVE-2012-3383","nvd":{"published":"2012-07-22T17:55:03.210","modified":"2026-06-16T23:43:06.960","status":"Modified","description":"The map_meta_cap function in wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress 3.4.x before 3.4.2, when the multisite feature is enabled, does not properly assign the unfiltered_html capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging the Administrator or Editor role and composing crafted text.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.1","http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2","http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.1&old=21780&new_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.2&new=21780#file23","http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=21153%40branches%2F3.4&old=21076%40trunk#file16","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/17"],"products":["wordpress:wordpress"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:24:00.973572543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-3383","score":0.03103,"percentile":0.87764,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}