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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2012-4533 Detail

Current Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "extra" details in the DiffSource._get_row function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC 1.0.x before 1.0.13 and 1.1.x before 1.1.16 allows remote authenticated users with repository commit access to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "function name" line.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691062 Issue Tracking  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=515 Third Party Advisory 
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/*checkout*/viewvc/tags/1.0.13/CHANGES Third Party Advisory 
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/*checkout*/viewvc/tags/1.1.16/CHANGES Third Party Advisory 
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc?view=rev&revision=2792 Third Party Advisory 
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc?view=rev&revision=2794 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:134 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/21/2 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/21/3 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56161 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79561 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0313 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4533
NVD Published Date:
11/18/2012
NVD Last Modified:
12/04/2018
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.