VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-6561
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in engine/lib/views.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the view parameter to index.php.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.19%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in engine/lib/views.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the view parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.19% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- elgg/elgg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-releasedPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zipPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49129Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75756
- http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-releasedPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zipPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49129Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75756
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.