CVE-2012-4234

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-09-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center (control.php) in Phorum before 5.2.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter.

Affected products

Phorum: through 5.2.18; 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.10, 5.2.10-rc1, 5.2.11, 5.2.12 (+6)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0189.html
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116057/Phorum-5.2.18-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/50445
http://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?64%2C151943
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55275
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78124
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23109
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0189.html
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116057/Phorum-5.2.18-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/50445
http://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?64%2C151943
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55275

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