Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-4268

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bulletproof-security/admin/options.php in the BulletProof Security plugin before .47.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING header.

Affected products

Ait Pro/Bulletproof Security
cpe:2.3:a:ait-pro:bulletproof-security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=.47
WordPress/Bulletproof Securityllm-fuzzy
Range: <0.47.1
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulletproof-security

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

packetstormsecurity.org/files/112618/WordPress-BulletProof-Security-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlnvdExploit
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvdExploitPatch
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bulletproof-security/changelog/nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/53478nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75522nvd

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