Unscored severity · published Nov 19, 2012
CVE-2012-4533
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "extra" details in the DiffSource._get_row function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC 1.0.x before 1.0.13 and 1.1.x before 1.1.16 allows…
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CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "extra" details in the DiffSource._get_row function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC 1.0.x before 1.0.13 and 1.1.x before 1.1.16 allows remote authenticated users with repository commit access to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "function name" line.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
VI
Viewvc · Viewvc
1.0.0 before 1.0.13; 1.1.0 before 1.1.16 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4533
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4533
Issue Tracking
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691062
Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/86566
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51041
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51072
Third Party Advisory
http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=515
viewvc.tigris.org
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.0.13/CHANGES
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