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CVE-2012-4267 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in user/register in Sockso 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script…

published 2012-08-13 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4211

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in user/register in Sockso 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-18868)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-18868 Sockso 1.51 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2012-05-12
  • github.com https://github.com/rodnaph/sockso/commit/fe2d895ea8eb8b8ccad5a3319f472e45d6ba5136 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/rodnaph/sockso/pull/99/files referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • smwyg.com http://smwyg.com/blog/#sockso-persistant-xss-attack 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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