# CVE-2012-3842: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject scripts via parameters in DirectAdmin, potentially stealing sessions or modifying data.

- **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:** 3 Jul 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-43g2-2w55-rgfp

## What is CVE-2012-3842?

CVE-2012-3842 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 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 CMD_DOMAIN in JBMC Software DirectAdmin 1.403 allow remote authenticated users with certain privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) select0 or (2) select8 parameters.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3842?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Directadmin Directadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-3842?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-3842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2009-1525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1525/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.5)
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- [CVE-2009-1526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1526/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-3842 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-3842 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3842 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-2012-3842/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3842/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3842
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3842
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3842

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3842/
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