CVE-2012-3997 json
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sticky Notes before 0.2.27052012.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web sc…
published 2012-07-12 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-3941
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sticky Notes before 0.2.27052012.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) paste_user or (2) paste_lang parameter to (a) list.php or (b) show.php.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- gitorious.org http://gitorious.org/sticky-notes/sticky-notes/commit/d97475f07520d61af3d20fbaeb2e9a974c190308 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
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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gitorious.org
/sticky-notes/sticky-notes/commit/d97475f07520d61af3d20fbaeb2e9a974c190308
exploit, patch
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/083120.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/083169.html
vendor-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=810928
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-3997
- NVD CVE-2012-3997
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