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CVE-2012-4989 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/plugin-index.php in OpenX 2.8.10 before revision 81823 allows remote attackers to inject…

published 2012-10-22 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4913

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.4%
EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/plugin-index.php in OpenX 2.8.10 before revision 81823 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the parent parameter in an info action.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-37938)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-37938 OpenX 2.8.10 - 'plugin-index.php' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2012-10-10
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0065.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • htbridge.com https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23116 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55860 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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