CVE-2012-4533

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "extra" details in the DiffSource._get_row function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC 1.0.x before 1.0.13 and 1.1.x before 1.1.16 allows remote authenticated users with repository commit access to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "function name" line.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.29% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=515 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/86566 vdb entry broken link
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc?view=rev&revision=2794 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51041 third party advisory
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc?view=rev&revision=2792 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56161 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79561 vdb entry third party advisory
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.0.13/CHANGES
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691062 issue tracking mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/21/3 third party advisory mailing list
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0313 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:134 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/21/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.16/CHANGES
http://secunia.com/advisories/51072 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4533?
CVE-2012-4533 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4533?
To fix CVE-2012-4533, 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-2012-4533 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4533 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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