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medium 4.3

CVE-2012-4236 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the refresh_page function in application/modules/_main/views/_top.php in Total Shop UK eCommerc…

published 2012-08-20 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4180

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the refresh_page function in application/modules/_main/views/_top.php in Total Shop UK eCommerce Open Source before 2.1.2_p1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-37632)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-37632 Total Shop UK eCommerce CodeIgniter - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities webapps, 2012-08-13
  • reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/totalshop-uk-generic-xss.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54985 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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