#VU43234 Cross-site scripting in concrete5 - CVE-2012-5181
Published: December 21, 2012 / Updated: March 18, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43234
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5181
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
concrete5
concrete5
Software vendor:
PortlandLabs
PortlandLabs
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in concrete5 Japanese 5.5.1 through 5.5.2.1 and concrete5 English 5.5.0 through 5.6.0.2. A remote authenticated 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
Install update from vendor's website.