# CVE-2012-2331: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the textarea parameter in the image selector, 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:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q35v-wxvc-p575

## What is CVE-2012-2331?

CVE-2012-2331 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in S9y Serendipity, published on 13 Aug 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in serendipity/serendipity_admin_image_selector.php in Serendipity before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the serendipity[textarea] parameter.  NOTE: this issue might be resultant from cross-site request forgery (CSRF).

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2331?

It affects 1 product.


Products: S9y Serendipity.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2331?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2331 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-2331 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2331 exists.

Public exploit code:

- S9Y Serendipity 1.6 - 'Backend' Cross-Site Scripting / SQL Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in S9y Serendipity

- [CVE-2005-1449](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1449/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-1452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1452/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-10964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10964/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2011-1134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1134/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-10752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10752/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2331 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2331 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in S9y Serendipity, published on 13 Aug 2012. 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-2012-2331 exists.

Affected product: S9y Serendipity. 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-2012-2331/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2331/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2331
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2331
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2331

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2331/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.