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CVE-2012-1915

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

EllisLab CodeIgniter 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the xss_clean() Filter and perform XSS attacks.

Affected products

• CodeIgniter4: before 2.1.2 — fixed in 2.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CodeIgniter4 2.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54620
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54620

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