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medium 5.3

CVE-2012-5873 json

ARC (aka ARC2) through 2011-12-01 allows reflected XSS via the end_point.php query parameter in an output=htmltab action.

published 2023-04-25 3 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5751

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

ARC (aka ARC2) through 2011-12-01 allows reflected XSS via the end_point.php query parameter in an output=htmltab action.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • ush.it https://www.ush.it/2012/11/22/arc-v2011-12-01-multiple-vulnerabilities/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:N/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.