CVE-2012-1915

CodeIgniter 2.1 - 'xss_clean()' Filter Security Bypass

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

EllisLab CodeIgniter 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the xss_clean() Filter and perform XSS attacks.

EllisLab CodeIgniter versión 2.1.2, permite a atacantes remotos omitir el Filtro xss_clean() y llevar a cabo ataques de tipo XSS.

CodeIgniter version 2.1.1 suffers from a cross site scripting filter bypass vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-03-26 CVE Reserved
2012-07-19 First Exploit
2012-07-20 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54620	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37521	2012-07-19

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Codeigniter Search vendor "Codeigniter"		Codeigniter Search vendor "Codeigniter" for product "Codeigniter"				< 2.1.2 Search vendor "Codeigniter" for product "Codeigniter" and version " < 2.1.2"		-		Affected