# CVE-2011-5150: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers or authenticated users can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in the network setup interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rpg6-68hp-8vpv

## What is CVE-2011-5150?

CVE-2011-5150 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SpamTitan 5.07 and possibly earlier allow remote attackers or authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ipaddress or (2) domain parameter to setup-network.php, different vectors than CVE-2011-5149.  NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5150?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Spamtitan Spamtitan.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-5150?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5150 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-5150 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-5150 exists.

Public exploit code:

- SpamTitan 5.08 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-2965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2965/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2011-5149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5149/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-5150 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-5150 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-5150 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5150/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5150/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-5150
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5150
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-5150

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5150/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.