CVE-2012-5558 Cross-site scripting in Smiley
Authenticated users with admin permissions can inject arbitrary scripts via smiley acronyms in the Drupal Smiley module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-5558?
CVE-2012-5558 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Smiley;Smileys Smiley, published on 9 Jan 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Smiley module 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.1 and Smileys module 6.x-1.x versions prior to 6.x-1.1 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "administer smiley" permission to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a smiley acronym.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5558?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Smiley Project Smiley, Smileys Project Smileys.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5558?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5558 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-2012-5558 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5558 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x75f-hqp8-w29f.