CVE-2012-5903 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the scheduled parameter to index.php.

Published: 2012-11-17

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:smf:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5777	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the scheduled parameter to index.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02473.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/80766
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111356/SMF-2.0.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52822
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74521

History

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Subscriptions

Simple Machines Smf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-11-17T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:21:27.823Z

Reserved: 2012-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5903

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-17T21:55:05.000

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-5903

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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