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medium 4.3

CVE-2012-0988 json

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in config/dmsDefaults.php in KnowledgeTree 3.7.0.2 and possibly earlier allow remote at…

published 2012-09-20 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1011

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in config/dmsDefaults.php in KnowledgeTree 3.7.0.2 and possibly earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) login.php, (2) admin.php, or (3) preferences.php.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-36543)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-36543 KnowledgeTree 3.x - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities webapps, 2012-01-11
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51373 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0070.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • htbridge.ch https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_knowledgetree_community_edition.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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