CVE-2012-2156 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.8% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Plume CMS 1.2.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the u_email parameter (aka Authors Email field) to manager/users.php, (2) the u_realname parameter (aka Authors Name field) to manager/users.php, or (3) the c_author parameter (aka Author field) in an ADD A COMMENT section.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.77% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-04-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| plume-cms | plume cms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Plume CMS 1.2.4 - Multiple Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2012-04-04 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/80960
- http://osvdb.org/80961
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18699
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52890
- http://www.webapp-security.com/2012/04/plumecms
- http://www.webapp-security.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/PlumeCMS-1.2.4-Multiple-Permanent-XSS.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74614
- http://osvdb.org/80960
- http://osvdb.org/80961
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18699
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52890
- http://www.webapp-security.com/2012/04/plumecms
- http://www.webapp-security.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/PlumeCMS-1.2.4-Multiple-Permanent-XSS.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74614
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