# CVE-2012-6628: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters in the Newsletter Manager 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:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c73p-5jgr-p72m

## What is CVE-2012-6628?

CVE-2012-6628 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 the Newsletter Manager plugin before 1.0.2 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) xyz_em_campName to admin/create_campaign.php or (2) admin/edit_campaign.php, (3) xyz_em_email parameter to admin/edit_email.php, (4) xyz_em_exportbatchSize parameter to import_export.php, or (5) pagination limit in the Newsletter Manager options.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6628?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-6628?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6628 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-6628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-36727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36727/): Newsletter Manager <= 1.5.1 - Insecure Deserialization (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2012-6629](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6629/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-6627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6627/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6628 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-6628 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6628 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-2012-6628/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6628/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6628
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6628
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6628

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