# CVE-2012-3272: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into HP Color LaserJet printers, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Dec 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29m9-xcwg-fcpv

## What is CVE-2012-3272?

CVE-2012-3272 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Dec 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the HP Color LaserJet CM3530 with firmware before 53.190.9, Color LaserJet CM60xx with firmware before 52.210.9, Color LaserJet CP3525 with firmware before 06.140.3 18, Color LaserJet CP4xxx with firmware before 07.120.6, Color LaserJet CP6015 with firmware before 04.160.3, LaserJet P3015 with firmware before 07.140.3, and LaserJet P4xxx with firmware before 04.170.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3272?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Hp Color Laserjet Cm3530, Hp Color Laserjet Cm60xx, Hp Color Laserjet Cp3525, Hp Color Laserjet Cp4xxx, Hp Color Laserjet Cp6015, Hp Laserjet P3015, Hp Laserjet P4xxx.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-3272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-3272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-3272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-3272 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Dec 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3272 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-2012-3272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3272

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