CVE-2012-10014
Kau-Boy Backend Localization Plugin backend_localization.php localize_backend cross site scripting
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- Updated
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- VulDB
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Kau-Boy Backend Localization Plugin 2.0 on WordPress. Affected is the function backend_localization_admin_settings/backend_localization_save_setting/backend_localization_login_form/localize_backend of the file backend_localization.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.0.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 36f457ee16dd114e510fd91a3ea9fbb3c1f87184. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-227232.
Timeline
ID reserved
By VulDB
- 2 days later
· 2 days later
Published
- 16 months later
· 16 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low3.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Low3.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Medium4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.56% · top 53% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.5.
Weakness
Affected products
Kau-Boy · Backend Localization Plugin
- affected 2.0
References (4)
- https://vuldb.com/?id.227232 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227232 (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-requiredx_transferred
- https://github.com/wp-plugins/kau-boys-backend-localization/commit/36f457ee16dd114e510fd91a3ea9fbb3c1f87184 (opens in a new tab)patchx_transferred
- https://github.com/wp-plugins/kau-boys-backend-localization/releases/tag/2.0.1 (opens in a new tab)patchx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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