CVE-2012-4259 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the company name field in XPhone UC Web, requiring user interaction to execute.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4259?
CVE-2012-4259 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, 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 the contacts in (1) XPhone UC Web and the (2) web frontend for XPhone Virtual Directory in C4B XPhone Unified Communications (UC) 2011 Web 4.1.890S R1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the company name. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4259?
It affects 1 product.
Products include C4b Xphone Unified Communications 2011.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4259?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4259 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-2012-4259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vh38-36gc-xw76.