# CVE-2012-4469: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via invalid tokens in the Drupal Hashcash module when logging is enabled, requiring admin interaction to trigger.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/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:** 30 Nov 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-chjx-2g2v-7rvr

## What is CVE-2012-4469?

CVE-2012-4469 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 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 in the Hashcash module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.6 and 7.x-2.x before 7.x-2.2 for Drupal, when "Log failed hashcash" is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an invalid token, which is not properly handled when administrators use the Database logging module.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4469?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Simon Rycroft Hashcash.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4469?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4469 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-4469 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4469 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4469 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4469 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 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-2012-4469 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-2012-4469/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4469/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4469
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4469
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4469

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