# CVE-2012-2209: Cross-site scripting in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q2xm-ggmm-7g9x

## What is CVE-2012-2209?

CVE-2012-2209 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo, published on 14 Aug 2012. 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 admin.php in Piwigo before 2.3.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) section parameter in the configuration module, (2) installstatus parameter in the languages_new module, or (3) theme parameter in the theme module.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2209?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Piwigo Piwigo.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2209?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2209 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-2209 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2209 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- piwigo 2.3.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Piwigo Piwigo

- [CVE-2014-4648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4648/): Unspecified vulnerability in Piwigo before 2.6.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "security failure." (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-33361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33361/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-33362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33362/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-19213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19213/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32615/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2209 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2209 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo, published on 14 Aug 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2209 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Piwigo Piwigo. 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-2012-2209/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2209/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2209
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2209
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2209

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