CVE-2012-1469

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Open Journal Systems before 2.3.7 allow remote attackers and remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) editor or (2) callback parameters to lib/pkp/lib/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/ibrowser/ibrowser.php in the iBrowser plugin, (3) authors[][url] parameter to index.php, or (4) Bio Statement or (5) Abstract of Submission fields to the stripUnsafeHtml function in lib/pkp/classes/core/String.inc.php.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.74% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8431
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74228 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74225 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48449 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/RELEASE-2.3.7
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74227 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/80257 vdb entry
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23079 exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/80255 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0102.html exploit mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/48464 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/80256 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74226 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1469?
CVE-2012-1469 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1469?
To fix CVE-2012-1469, 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-2012-1469 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1469 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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