# CVE-2012-1792: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via the name parameter during OSCommerce installation, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 May 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8w73-522j-5x38

## What is CVE-2012-1792?

CVE-2012-1792 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 May 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in osCommerce/OM/Core/Site/Setup/Application/Install/RPC/DBCheck.php in OSCommerce Online Merchant 3.0.2, when the software is being installed, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter to oscommerce/index.php, which is not properly handled in an error message.  NOTE: this might not be a vulnerability, since the ability to access oscommerce/index.php during installation may already imply administrator privileges.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1792?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oscommerce Online Merchant.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-1792?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-1792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-10033](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-10033/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2012-2991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2991/): Business logic in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2018-18964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18964/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.9)
- [CVE-2018-18965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18965/): File upload in n/a (medium 4.9)
- [CVE-2018-18966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18966/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1792 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-1792 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 May 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2012-1792/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1792/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1792
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1792
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1792

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