CVE-2011-4942

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin/configuration.php in Geeklog before 1.7.1sr1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) subgroup or (2) conf_group parameters. NOTE: this vulnerability might require a user-assisted attack or a bypass of a CSRF protection mechanism.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.84% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.geeklog.net/article.php/geeklog-1.7.1sr1
http://www.osvdb.org/70245 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/8 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/13 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/42775 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/5 mailing list
http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/%5Bgeeklog1.7.1%5D_cross_site_scripting

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4942?
CVE-2011-4942 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4942?
To fix CVE-2011-4942, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-4942 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-4942 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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