ID:4255 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in MyClientBase - CVE-2012-3840

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:4255 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in MyClientBase - CVE-2012-3840

ID:4255 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in MyClientBase - CVE-2012-3840

Published: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43914
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3840
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
MyClientBase

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 index.php/users/form/user_id in MyClientBase 0.12 when processing the (1) first_name or (2) last_name 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.