CVE-2012-5540

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Hostip module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.2 and 7.x-2.x before 7.x-2.2 for Drupal allow remote attackers with control of hostip.info to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory drupal.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://drupal.org/node/1802048 patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/4 mailing list
http://drupal.org/node/1802218 patch vendor advisory
http://drupal.org/node/1802046 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5540?
CVE-2012-5540 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5540?
To fix CVE-2012-5540, 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-2012-5540 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-5540 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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