CVE-2012-6554 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
functions/html_to_text.php in the Chat module before 1.5.2 for activeCollab allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via the message[message_text] parameter to chat/add_messag, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.7% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-05-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| a51dev | activecollab chat module |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Active Collab 'chat module' < 2.3.8 - Remote PHP Code Injection (Metasploit) | 2012-05-19 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/81966
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49246
- http://www.activecollab.com/downloads/category/4/package/62/releases
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18898
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53624
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75741
- http://osvdb.org/81966
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49246
- http://www.activecollab.com/downloads/category/4/package/62/releases
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18898
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53624
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75741
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