CVE-2012-4873 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 76)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file_download function in GNUBoard before 4.34.21 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.63% — more likely to be exploited than 76% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-09-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sir | gnuboard |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GNUBoard 4.34.20 - 'download.php' HTML Injection | 2012-03-20 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48458
- http://sir.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=g4_pds&wr_id=7156
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18627
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48458
- http://sir.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=g4_pds&wr_id=7156
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18627
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52622
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