CVE-2012-2586 json
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mailtraq 2.17.3.3150 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML v…
published 2012-09-19 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2572
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mailtraq 2.17.3.3150 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message subject with (1) a JavaScript alert function used in conjunction with the fromCharCode method or (2) a SCRIPT element; an e-mail message body with (3) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, (4) a data: URL in the CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element, or (5) a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) expression property in the STYLE attribute of an IMG element; or an e-mail message Date header with (6) a JavaScript alert function used in conjunction with the fromCharCode method, (7) a SCRIPT element, (8) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, (9) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, or (10) a data: URL in the CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-20353)
- Published
Exploit prediction
2.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-20353 mailtraq 2.17.3.3150 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2012-08-08
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
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/20353/
exploit
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-2586
- NVD CVE-2012-2586
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