CVE-2012-4238

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/code/tce_edit_answer.php in TCExam before 11.3.008 allows remote authenticated users with level 5 or greater permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the question_subject_id parameter.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/tcexam-cross-site-scripting.html exploit
http://tcexam.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=tcexam/tcexam%3Bh=edf6e08622642f1b2421f4355d98250d9e1b0742
http://secunia.com/advisories/50141 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://freecode.com/projects/tcexam/releases/347125
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0090.html mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4238?
CVE-2012-4238 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4238?
To fix CVE-2012-4238, 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-2012-4238 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4238 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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