CVE-2012-6561
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CVE-2012-6561 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in engine/lib/views.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the view parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.. EPSS estimates a 1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in engine/lib/views.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the view parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elgg | Elgg | <= 1.8.4 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.0 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.1 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.2 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.3 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.4 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.5 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.6 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.7 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.8 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.9 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.10 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.11 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.12 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.13 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.14 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.15 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.16 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.17 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.7.18 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.8.0.1 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.8.1 |
| Elgg | Elgg | 1.8.3 |
References
- http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-releasedPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49129Vendor Advisory
- http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-releasedPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49129Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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