medium
4.3
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-4000: XSS

First published: Thu Jul 12 2012(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the print_textinputs_var function in editor/dialog/fck_spellerpages/spellerpages/server-scripts/spellchecker.php in FCKeditor 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via textinputs array parameters.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Ckeditor Fckeditor<=2.6.7
Ckeditor Fckeditor=0.8-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=0.8.5-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=0.9.0-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=0.9.1-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=0.9.2-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=0.9.3-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=0.9.4-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=0.9.5-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.0
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.0-fc
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.0-rc1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.2
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.2.2
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.2.4
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.3
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.3.1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.4
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.5
Ckeditor Fckeditor=1.6
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.0
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.0-beta1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.0-beta2
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.0-fc
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.0-rc1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.0-rc2
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.0-rc3
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.1.1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.2
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.3
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.3-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.3.1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.3.2
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.3.3
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.4
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.4.1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.4.2
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.4.3
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.5
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.5-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.5.1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.6-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.6-rc
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.6.1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.6.2
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.6.3
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.6.3-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.6.4
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.6.4-beta
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.6.4.1
Ckeditor Fckeditor=2.6.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-4000?

    CVE-2012-4000 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-4000?

    To fix CVE-2012-4000, upgrade to the latest version of FCKeditor that addresses this XSS vulnerability.

  • Which versions of FCKeditor are affected by CVE-2012-4000?

    CVE-2012-4000 affects FCKeditor versions 2.6.7 and earlier, as well as several beta versions.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-4000?

    CVE-2012-4000 is classified as a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

  • What could an attacker achieve through CVE-2012-4000?

    An attacker exploiting CVE-2012-4000 could inject harmful scripts into webpages viewed by users, potentially leading to data theft or session hijacking.

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