PT-2012-5546 · Sourcefabric · Newscoop

Published 2012-08-27 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-4679

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Newscoop versions prior to 3.5.5

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f user name parameter in the "admin/login.php" endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.5.5, update to version 3.5.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "admin/login.php" endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the f user name parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4679

Affected Products

Newscoop

References · 9

• 🔥 https://htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23084 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/18752 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4679 · Security Note
• http://sourcefabric.org/en/newscoop/latestrelease/1141/Newscoop-355-and-Newscoop-4-RC4-security-releases.htm · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48769 · Vendor Advisory
• http://dev.sourcefabric.org/browse/CS-4184 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4679 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74781 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/52941 · Note