CVE-2012-20004
K-news WordPress Plugin < 1.1.1 Reflected XSS via fontpicker index.php ff Parameter
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.1 Medium
- Published
- Oct 20, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 14, 2026
Description
K-news plugin for WordPress before 1.1.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject script by supplying unsanitized input through the 'ff' parameter. Attackers can craft GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/knews/wysiwyg/fontpicker/index.php with malicious 'ff' values echoed into option tags to execute script and steal session cookies. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.1 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 6.1 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
K-newsCarles Reverter |
|
References
- EDB-37484exploit
- BID 54330 (archived)technical-description
- Acunetix Advisorythird-party-advisory
- Nuclei Templatetechnical-description
- WordPress Download Pageproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: K-news WordPress Plugin < 1.1.1 Reflected XSS via fontpicker index.php ff Parameterthird-party-advisory
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