Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.asp in Acuity CMS 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or H…

published 2012-08-31 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4670

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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.asp in Acuity CMS 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the UserName parameter.

Timeline

2012-04-17 First public exploit (EDB-37091)
2012-08-31 Published

Exploit prediction

1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-37091 Acuity CMS 2.6.2 - 'Username' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2012-04-17

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

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/74919
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/53048
vdb-entry
archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0125.html
mailing-list
yehg.net /lab/pr0js/advisories/%5Bacuity_cms2.6.x_%28asp%29%5D_xss

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-4745
NVD CVE-2012-4745

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Summary