CVE-2012-2436
What it is
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) an arbitrary parameter in a move or (2) minimize action to admin/admin_index.php; (3) the karma_username parameter to module.php in the karma module; (4) q_1_low, (5) q_1_high, (6) q_2_low, or (7) q_2_high parameter in a configure action to module.php in the captcha module; or (8) the edit parameter to module.php in the admin_language module.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Pligg Cms
- Pligg Cms ≤ 1.2.1
- Pligg Cms 1.0.0
- Pligg Cms 1.0.1
- Pligg Cms 1.0.2
- Pligg Cms 1.0.3
- Pligg Cms 1.0.4
- Pligg Cms 1.1.0
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45431
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-18/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45431
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-18/
References
- http://forums.pligg.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=15
- http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg/trunk/modules/admin_language/admin_language_main.php?r1=2442&r2=2441&pathrev=2442
- http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2440
- http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2441
- http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2452
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45431
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49257
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-18/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53625
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53662
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75764
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75834
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23089
- http://forums.pligg.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=15
- http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg/trunk/modules/admin_language/admin_language_main.php?r1=2442&r2=2441&pathrev=2442
- http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2440
- http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2441
- http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2452
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45431
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49257
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-18/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53625
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53662
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75764
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75834