CVE-2012-1604
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NextBBS 0.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the do parameter to index.php.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NextBBS 0.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the do parameter to index.php.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.05% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 27 March 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- nextbbs/nextbbs
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 2.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0135.htmlExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111250/NextBBS-0.6.0-Authentication-Bypass-SQL-Injection-XSS.htmlExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/29/8Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/30/2Exploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/80627
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52728Exploit
- http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-80.htmlExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0135.htmlExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111250/NextBBS-0.6.0-Authentication-Bypass-SQL-Injection-XSS.htmlExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/29/8Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/30/2Exploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/80627
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52728Exploit
- http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-80.htmlExploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.