What is CVE-2024-12900?

CVE-2024-12900 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qianfox Foxcms, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-12900?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

RCE in Qianfox Foxcms

CVE-2024-12900

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in FoxCMS up to 1.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file /install/installdb.php of the component Configuration File Handler. The manipulation of the argument database password leads to code injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Published 2024-12-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Qianfox Foxcms
Foxcms — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
note.zhaoj.in/share/iDCwOv9vfDTI (exploit, broken-link, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12900?: CVE-2024-12900 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qianfox Foxcms, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-12900?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.