CVE-2012-1039

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Dotclear before 2.4.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) login_data parameter to admin/auth.php; (2) nb parameter to admin/blogs.php; (3) type, (4) sortby, (5) order, or (6) status parameters to admin/comments.php; or (7) page parameter to admin/plugin.php.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.10% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory dotclear.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/HTB23074 exploit
http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2012/02/11/Dotclear-2.4.2 patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73565 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52221 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-02/0183.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/48209 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1039?
CVE-2012-1039 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1039?
To fix CVE-2012-1039, 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-2012-1039 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1039 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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