ID:4025 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Spiceworks - CVE-2012-6658

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:4025 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Spiceworks - CVE-2012-6658

ID:4025 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Spiceworks - CVE-2012-6658

Published: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41331
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6658
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Spiceworks

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in SpiceWorks 5.3.75941 when processing the (1) syslocation, (2) syscontact, or (3) sysName configuration in snmpd.conf. NOTE: this entry was SPLIT from CVE-2012-2956 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.