# CVE-2012-1001: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in Chyrp, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hr6v-wf8g-g8mx

## What is CVE-2012-1001?

CVE-2012-1001 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Chyrp before 2.1.2 and before 2.5 Beta 2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) content parameter to includes/ajax.php or (2) body parameter to includes/error.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1001?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Chyrp Chyrp.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-1001?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-1001 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-1001 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Chyrp 2.1.1 - 'ajax.php' HTML Injection (exploitdb)
- Chyrp 2.1.2 - '/includes/error.php?body' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-69768](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69768/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-2744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2744/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2011-2745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2745/): File upload in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-58285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-58285/): Chyrp 2.5.2 Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability via Post Title (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2011-2780](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2780/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1001 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-1001 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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-2012-1001 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-2012-1001/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1001/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1001
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1001
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1001

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