CVE-2012-2936

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 the (1) user or (2) page parameter to (a) admin/admin_comments.php or (b) admin/admin_links.php; or list parameter in a (3) move or (4) minimize action to (c) admin/admin_index.php.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.55%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2461
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-18/ vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75764 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/82044 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/82045 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/45431 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53625 vdb entry
http://forums.pligg.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=15

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2936?
CVE-2012-2936 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2936?
To fix CVE-2012-2936, 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-2012-2936 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-2936 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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