CVE-2012-1664 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the osCMax admin panel, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-1664?

CVE-2012-1664 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the admin panel in osCMax before 2.5.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username parameter in a process action to admin/login.php; (2) pageTitle, (3) current_product_id, or (4) cPath parameter to admin/new_attributes_include.php; (5) sb_id, (6) sb_key, (7) gc_id, (8) gc_key, or (9) path parameter to admin/htaccess.php; (10) title parameter to admin/information_form.php; (11) search parameter to admin/xsell.php; (12) gross or (13) max parameter to admin/stats_products_purchased.php; (14) status parameter to admin/stats_monthly_sales.php; (15) sorted parameter to admin/stats_customers.php; (16) information_id parameter to /admin/information_manager.php; or (17) zID parameter to /admin/geo_zones.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1664?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oscmax Oscmax.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1664?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1664 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-2012-1664 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-1664 exists.

Public exploit code: 9 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m9mc-3jw3-q235.

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