# CVE-2012-1507: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into OrangeHRM, potentially stealing user data or hijacking sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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:** 17 Sep 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-99cq-pmj3-v2hx

## What is CVE-2012-1507?

CVE-2012-1507 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 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 OrangeHRM before 2.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) newHspStatus parameter to plugins/ajaxCalls/haltResumeHsp.php, (2) sortOrder1 parameter to templates/hrfunct/emppop.php, or (3) uri parameter to index.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1507?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Orangehrm Orangehrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-1507?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1507 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-1507 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-1507 exists.

Public exploit code:

- OrangeHRM 2.7 RC - '/plugins/ajaxCalls/haltResumeHsp.php?newHspStatus' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- OrangeHRM 2.7 RC - '/templates/hrfunct/emppop.php?sortOrder1' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- OrangeHRM 2.7 RC - 'index.php?URI' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-1193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1193/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-66224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66224/): OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Code Execution Through Arbitrary File Write from Sendmail Parameter Injection (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2019-12839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12839/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-66225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66225/): OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Account Takeover Through Unvalidated Username in Password Reset Workflow (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-66289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66289/): OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Persistent Session Access Due to Missing Invalidation After User Disable and Password Change (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1507 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-1507 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Sep 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2012-1507 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-2012-1507/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1507/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1507
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1507
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1507

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1507/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.