CVE-2011-3841

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-12-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in uploadify/get_profile_avatar.php in the WP Symposium plugin before 11.12.08 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the uid parameter.

Affected products

Wpsymposiumpro Wp Symposium: before 11.12.08 — fixed in 11.12.08

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Wpsymposiumpro Wp Symposium 11.12.08. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/47243
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-82/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51017
http://www.wpsymposium.com/2011/12/v11-12-08/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71748
http://secunia.com/advisories/47243
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-82/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51017
http://www.wpsymposium.com/2011/12/v11-12-08/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71748

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