CVE-2012-4029 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in main/dropbox/index.php in Chamilo LMS before 1.8.8.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrar…
published 2020-02-08 6 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-3973
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in main/dropbox/index.php in Chamilo LMS before 1.8.8.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the category_name parameter in an addsentcategory action.
Patch / fix
- chamilo chamilo 1.8.8.6
Exploit prediction
1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/115927/Chamilo-1.8.8.4-XSS-File-Deletion.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 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
-
support.chamilo.org
/attachments/download/2863/chamilo-1.8.8.4-to-1.8.8.6.patch
patch, vendor-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/115927/Chamilo-1.8.8.4-XSS-File-Deletion.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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support.chamilo.org
/projects/chamilo-18/wiki/Security_issues#Issue-7-2012-07-16-Moderate-risk-Several-moderate-security-flaws
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-4029
- NVD CVE-2012-4029
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