CVE-2012-4995

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/userrighthandling.php in LimeSurvey before 1.91+ Build 120224 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the full_name parameter in a moduser action to admin/admin.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/79687 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73563 vdb entry
http://www.limesurvey.org/en/stable-release
http://freecode.com/projects/limesurvey/releases/342070
http://secunia.com/advisories/48184 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4995?
CVE-2012-4995 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4995?
To fix CVE-2012-4995, 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-2012-4995 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4995 is being actively exploited. 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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