CVE-2012-2436

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) an arbitrary parameter in a move or (2) minimize action to admin/admin_index.php; (3) the karma_username parameter to module.php in the karma module; (4) q_1_low, (5) q_1_high, (6) q_2_low, or (7) q_2_high parameter in a configure action to module.php in the captcha module; or (8) the edit parameter to module.php in the admin_language module.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.71% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53662 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49257 third party advisory
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2441
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75834 vdb entry
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23089
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-18/ vendor advisory
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2440
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75764 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/45431 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2452
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53625 vdb entry
http://forums.pligg.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=15
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg/trunk/modules/admin_language/admin_language_main.php?r1=2442&r2=2441&pathrev=2442

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2436?
CVE-2012-2436 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2436?
To fix CVE-2012-2436, 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-2012-2436 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2436 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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