CVE-2012-2274
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pivotx/ajaxhelper.php in PivotX 2.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter.
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 3.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pivotx/ajaxhelper.php in PivotX 2.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.26% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 9 May 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- pivotx/pivotx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.3% 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://pivot-weblog.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pivot-weblog?view=revision&revision=4145
- http://pivot-weblog.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pivot-weblog?view=revision&revision=4147
- http://pivotx.net/page/security
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53434
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23087Exploit
- http://pivot-weblog.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pivot-weblog?view=revision&revision=4145
- http://pivot-weblog.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pivot-weblog?view=revision&revision=4147
- http://pivotx.net/page/security
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53434
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23087Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.