CVE-2012-4451 Cross-site scripting in Zend Framework

What is CVE-2012-4451?

CVE-2012-4451 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 3 Jan 2020. 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 Zend Framework 2.0.x before 2.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified input to (1) Debug, (2) Feed\PubSubHubbub, (3) Log\Formatter\Xml, (4) Tag\Cloud\Decorator, (5) Uri, (6) View\Helper\HeadStyle, (7) View\Helper\Navigation\Sitemap, or (8) View\Helper\Placeholder\Container\AbstractStandalone, related to Escaper.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4451?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Zend Zend Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4451?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2012-4451 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4451 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-3rph-pvh6-rj33, UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4451.