CVE-2012-0984

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in XOOPS before 2.5.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) to_userid parameter to modules/pm/pmlite.php or the (2) current_file, (3) imgcat_id, or (4) target parameter to class/xoopseditor/tinymce/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/xoopsimagemanager/xoopsimagebrowser.php.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 16.43% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory xoops.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/81212 vdb entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18753 exploit
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_xoops.html exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111958/XOOPS-2.5.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html exploit
http://xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6284 patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0128.html exploit mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/48887 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75024 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/81213 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53143 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0984?
CVE-2012-0984 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0984?
To fix CVE-2012-0984, 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-2012-0984 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0984 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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