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ID:4162 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Webglimpse - CVE-2012-1787
ID:4162 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Webglimpse - CVE-2012-1787
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44197
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1787
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Webglimpse
Webglimpse
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in wgarcmin.cgi in Webglimpse 2.20.0 and earlier when processing the (1) URL, (2) FILE, or (3) DOMAIN parameters. 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.