CVE-2012-4532

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in modules/mod_languages/tmpl/default.php in the Language Switcher module for Joomla! 2.5.x before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Vulnerabilidad de ejecución de secuencias de comandos en sitios cruzados (XSS) en modules/mod_languages/tmpl/default.php en el módulo Language Switcher para Joomla! v2.5.x antes de v2.5.7, permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML a través de PATH_INFO a index.php. NOTA: Algunos de estos detalles han sido obtenidos a partir de fuentes de terceros.

*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

2012-08-21 CVE Reserved
2012-10-31 CVE Published
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2024-09-16 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/07/3	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/19/4	Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/83490	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.darksecurity.de/advisories/2012/SSCHADV2012-014.txt	2024-09-16

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/540-20120902-core-xss-vulnerability	2012-11-01
http://secunia.com/advisories/49678	2012-11-01
http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5463-joomla-2-5-7-released.html	2012-11-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Joomla Search vendor "Joomla"		Joomla\! Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!"				2.5.0 Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!" and version "2.5.0"		-		Affected
Joomla Search vendor "Joomla"		Joomla\! Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!"				2.5.1 Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!" and version "2.5.1"		-		Affected
Joomla Search vendor "Joomla"		Joomla\! Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!"				2.5.2 Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!" and version "2.5.2"		-		Affected
Joomla Search vendor "Joomla"		Joomla\! Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!"				2.5.3 Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!" and version "2.5.3"		-		Affected
Joomla Search vendor "Joomla"		Joomla\! Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!"				2.5.4 Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!" and version "2.5.4"		-		Affected
Joomla Search vendor "Joomla"		Joomla\! Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!"				2.5.5 Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!" and version "2.5.5"		-		Affected
Joomla Search vendor "Joomla"		Joomla\! Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!"				2.5.6 Search vendor "Joomla" for product "Joomla\!" and version "2.5.6"		-		Affected