CVE-2012-1188 Fork CMS Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Fork CMS via specific parameters, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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
What is CVE-2012-1188?
CVE-2012-1188 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 2012. 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 Fork CMS before 3.2.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) type or (2) querystring parameters to private/en/error or (3) name parameter to private/en/locale/index.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1188?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including forkcms/forkcms. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
forkcms/forkcms Packagist | All versions | 3.2.7 |
forkcms/forkcms Packagist | All versions | 3.2.7 |
Products include Fork-Cms Fork Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1188?
Upgrade forkcms/forkcms to 3.2.7 or later.
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-2012-1188 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-1188 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2019-15521 Spoon Library as used in Fork CMS allows PHP object injection
- CVE-2022-0153 SQL Injection in forkcms/forkcms
- CVE-2022-1064 SQL injection through marking blog comments on bulk as spam in forkcms/forkcms
- CVE-2021-28931 Arbitrary file upload in Fork CMS
- CVE-2020-23264 Cross-Site Request Forgery in forkcms
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5fj-m342-mgcm.