CVE-2012-0984 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in XOOPS, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0984?
CVE-2012-0984 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2014. 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 XOOPS before 2.5.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) to_userid parameter to modules/pm/pmlite.php or the (2) current_file, (3) imgcat_id, or (4) target parameter to class/xoopseditor/tinymce/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/xoopsimagemanager/xoopsimagebrowser.php.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0984?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xoops Xoops.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0984?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2012-0984 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-0984 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j797-qw8v-chcq.