# CVE-2012-0216: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit example scripts in default Debian Apache configurations to perform XSS, gain privileges, or read sensitive data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0216, DSA-2452-1, GHSA-wx9w-fvvf-6955

## What is CVE-2012-0216?

CVE-2012-0216 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 Apr 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The default configuration of the apache2 package in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze before 2.2.16-6+squeeze7, wheezy before 2.2.22-4, and sid before 2.2.22-4, when mod_php or mod_rivet is used, provides example scripts under the doc/ URI, which might allow local users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, gain privileges, or obtain sensitive information via vectors involving localhost HTTP requests to the Apache HTTP Server.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0216?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Debian Debian Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0216?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-0216 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0216 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0216 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0216 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 Apr 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0216 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2012-0216/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0216/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0216
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0216
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0216

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