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CVE-2012-4234 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center (control.php) in Phorum before 5.2.19 allows…

published 2014-09-04 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4178

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center (control.php) in Phorum before 5.2.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-37683)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-37683 Phorum 5.2.18 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities webapps, 2012-08-29
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0189.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • htbridge.com https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23109 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55275 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116057/Phorum-5.2.18-Cross-Site-Scripting.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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