CVE-2012-20004
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.1
Exploit probability—
ProductK-news
PublishedOct 20, 2026
First seenOct 20, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-79Cross-site scripting (XSS)
How to fix
Update
- Carles Reverter K-news1.1.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Carles Reverter K-news | v < 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 |
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