CVE-2012-6572 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Authenticated users with taxonomy permissions can inject scripts via vocabulary names in the Inf08 Drupal theme, enabling XSS attacks.
- 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-2012-6572?
CVE-2012-6572 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2013. 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 phptemplate_preprocess_node function in template.php in the Inf08 theme 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.10 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "administer taxonomy" permission to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a taxonomy vocabulary name.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kong Inf08.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6572 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-2012-6572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7rwj-wfgm-v7fq.