CVE-2012-2914 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 75)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in captchademo.php in Unijimpe Captcha allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.62% — more likely to be exploited than 75% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-05-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| unijimpe | captcha |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Unijimpe Captcha - 'captchademo.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-05-16 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112785/Unijimpe-Captcha-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53585
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75708
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112785/Unijimpe-Captcha-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53585
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75708
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD