CVE-2012-3836
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Baby Gekko before 1.2.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) groupname parameter in a savecategory in the users module; (2) virtual_filename, (3) branch, (4) contact_person, (5) street, (6) city, (7) province, (8) postal, (9) country, (10) tollfree, (11) phone, (12) fax, or (13) mobile parameter in a saveitem action in the contacts module; (14) title parameter in a savecategory action in the menus module; (15) firstname or (16) lastname in a saveitem action in the users module; (17) meta_key or (18) meta_description in a saveitem action in the blog module; or (19) the PATH_INFO to admin/index.php.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
1.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 75th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
A public exploit existed 53 days before the patch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Public exploit / PoCsource: exploit-db
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 2.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Scored 4.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
- Access Complexity MediumSome conditions must be met
- Authentication NoneNo authentication required
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity PartialSome data can be modified
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5086.php
- exploit-db.com/exploits/18827
- secunia.com/advisories/49023
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