#VU43336 Cross-site scripting in b2evolution - CVE-2012-5911 

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#VU43336 Cross-site scripting in b2evolution - CVE-2012-5911

Published: November 17, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43336
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-2012-5911
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
b2evolution
Software vendor:
b2evolution.net

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in blogs/blog1.php in b2evolution 4.1.3 when processing message body. 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.

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