# CVE-2012-10005: manikandan170890 php-form-builder-class Textarea Textarea.php cross site scripting

> A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Textarea element allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts via the value argument.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:** 12 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wcgj-xp9r-2qc7

## What is CVE-2012-10005?

CVE-2012-10005 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in manikandan170890 php-form-builder-class, published on 12 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in manikandan170890 php-form-builder-class and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file PFBC/Element/Textarea.php of the component Textarea Handler. The manipulation of the argument value leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 74897993818d826595fd5857038e6703456a594a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218155.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-10005?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php-Form-Builder-Class Project Php-Form-Builder-Class.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-10005?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-10005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-10005 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-10005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2012-10005 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-10005 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in manikandan170890 php-form-builder-class, published on 12 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-10005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: manikandan170890 php-form-builder-class. 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-2012-10005/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-10005/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-10005
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-10005
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-10005

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