CVE-2012-2517
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PrestaShop before 1.4.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the index of the product[] parameter to ajax.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 1.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PrestaShop before 1.4.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the index of the product[] parameter to ajax.php.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.89% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 August 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- prestashop/prestashop
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% 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
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23091Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.prestashop.com/download/old/changelog_1.4.9.0.txtRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23091Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.prestashop.com/download/old/changelog_1.4.9.0.txtRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.