CVE-2012-4251 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters in MySQLDumper, potentially stealing user data or hijacking sessions.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4251?
CVE-2012-4251 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 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
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MySQLDumper 1.24.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) page parameter to index.php, (2) phase parameter to install.php, (3) tablename or (4) dbid parameter to sql.php, or (5) filename parameter to restore.php in learn/cubemail/.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4251?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mysqldumper Mysqldumper.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2012-4251 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-4251 exists.
Public exploit code: 4 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2xmq-mr23-jvxq.