CVE-2012-4238 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/code/tce_edit_answer.php in TCExam before 11.3.008 allows remote authenticated users with…
published 2012-08-20 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4182
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/code/tce_edit_answer.php in TCExam before 11.3.008 allows remote authenticated users with level 5 or greater permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the question_subject_id parameter.
Exploit prediction
0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/tcexam-cross-site-scripting.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0090.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk
/tcexam-cross-site-scripting.html
exploit
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0090.html
mailing-list, exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/50141
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- tcexam.git.sourceforge.net /git/gitweb.cgi?p=tcexam/tcexam%3Bh=edf6e08622642f1b2421f4355d98250d9e1b0742
- freecode.com /projects/tcexam/releases/347125
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-4238
- NVD CVE-2012-4238
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