CVE-2012-4000

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the print_textinputs_var function in editor/dialog/fck_spellerpages/spellerpages/server-scripts/spellchecker.php in FCKeditor 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via textinputs array parameters.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.20% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2522 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49606 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://disse.cting.org/blog/2012/06/22/fckeditor-reflected-xss-vulnerability/ exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76604 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54188 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4000?
CVE-2012-4000 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4000?
To fix CVE-2012-4000, 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-2012-4000 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4000 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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