CVE-2012-4000 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.3% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the print_textinputs_var function in editor/dialog/fck_spellerpages/spellerpages/server-scripts/spellchecker.php in FCKeditor 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via textinputs array parameters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.25% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-07-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ckeditor | fckeditor |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FCKEditor Core - 'Editor 'spellchecker.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-06-25 |
References
- http://disse.cting.org/blog/2012/06/22/fckeditor-reflected-xss-vulnerability/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49606
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2522
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54188
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76604
- http://disse.cting.org/blog/2012/06/22/fckeditor-reflected-xss-vulnerability/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49606
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2522
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54188
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76604
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