XSS in Chamilo
CVE-2012-4029
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in main/dropbox/index.php in Chamilo LMS before 1.8.8.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the category_name parameter in an addsentcategory action.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/115927/Chamilo-1.8.8.4-XSS-File-Deletion.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- support.chamilo.org/attachments/download/2863/chamilo-1.8.8.4-to-1.8.8.6.patch (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- support.chamilo.org/projects/chamilo-18/wiki/Security_issues (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4029?
- CVE-2012-4029 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Chamilo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-02-08.
- How severe is CVE-2012-4029?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2012-4029 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.