CVE-2012-1789 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in Kongreg8, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1789?
CVE-2012-1789 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Mar 2012. 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 Kongreg8 1.7.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) surname or (2) firstname parameters to modules/members/addmember.php; or (3) groupdescription or (4) groupname parameters to modules/groups/addgroupform.php.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1789?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tskynet Kongreg8.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1789?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1789 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-2012-1789 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1789 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vc5v-r5xx-gwx3.