# CVE-2012-6622: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in the ForumPress WP Forum Server plugin, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jan 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f9pm-944h-hx2w

## What is CVE-2012-6622?

CVE-2012-6622 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in fs-admin/fs-admin.php in the ForumPress WP Forum Server plugin before 1.7.4 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) groupid parameter in an editgroup action or (2) usergroup_id parameter in an edit_usergroup action.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6622?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vasthtml Forumpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-6622?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6622 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-6622 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-6622 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Plugin WP Forum Server 1.7.3 - '/fs-admin/fs-admin.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-6625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6625/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-6623](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6623/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6622 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-6622 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-6622 exists.

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-2012-6622/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6622/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6622
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6622
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6622

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6622/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.