CVE-2012-6718: The sharebar plugin before 1.2.2 for WordPress has XSS, a different issue than CVE-2013-3491.

medium Affects sharebar (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2019-08-28; advisory modified 2026-06-16.

The sharebar plugin before 1.2.2 for WordPress has XSS, a different issue than CVE-2013-3491.

Package: sharebar (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.2.2
Fixed in: 1.2.2
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (60.4th percentile)
Published: 2019-08-28
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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