CVE-2012-4037: XSS
Published Aug 15, 2012
·Updated
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web client in Transmission before 2.61 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) comment, (2) created by, or (3) name field in a torrent file.
Affected Software
87 affected components
transmissionbt Transmission<=2.60
transmissionbt Transmission=0.1
transmissionbt Transmission=0.2
transmissionbt Transmission=0.3
transmissionbt Transmission=0.4
transmissionbt Transmission=0.5
transmissionbt Transmission=0.6
transmissionbt Transmission=0.6.1
transmissionbt Transmission=0.70
transmissionbt Transmission=0.71
transmissionbt Transmission=0.72
transmissionbt Transmission=0.80
transmissionbt Transmission=0.81
transmissionbt Transmission=0.82
transmissionbt Transmission=0.90
transmissionbt Transmission=0.91
transmissionbt Transmission=0.92
transmissionbt Transmission=0.93
transmissionbt Transmission=0.94
transmissionbt Transmission=0.95
transmissionbt Transmission=0.96
transmissionbt Transmission=1.00
transmissionbt Transmission=1.01
transmissionbt Transmission=1.02
transmissionbt Transmission=1.2
transmissionbt Transmission=1.03
transmissionbt Transmission=1.04
transmissionbt Transmission=1.05
transmissionbt Transmission=1.06
transmissionbt Transmission=1.10
transmissionbt Transmission=1.11
transmissionbt Transmission=1.20
transmissionbt Transmission=1.21
transmissionbt Transmission=1.22
transmissionbt Transmission=1.30
transmissionbt Transmission=1.31
transmissionbt Transmission=1.32
transmissionbt Transmission=1.33
transmissionbt Transmission=1.34
transmissionbt Transmission=1.40
transmissionbt Transmission=1.41
transmissionbt Transmission=1.42
transmissionbt Transmission=1.50
transmissionbt Transmission=1.51
transmissionbt Transmission=1.52
transmissionbt Transmission=1.53
transmissionbt Transmission=1.54
transmissionbt Transmission=1.60
transmissionbt Transmission=1.61
transmissionbt Transmission=1.70
transmissionbt Transmission=1.71
transmissionbt Transmission=1.72
transmissionbt Transmission=1.73
transmissionbt Transmission=1.74
transmissionbt Transmission=1.75
transmissionbt Transmission=1.76
transmissionbt Transmission=1.77
transmissionbt Transmission=1.80
transmissionbt Transmission=1.81
transmissionbt Transmission=1.82
transmissionbt Transmission=1.83
transmissionbt Transmission=1.90
transmissionbt Transmission=1.91
transmissionbt Transmission=1.92
transmissionbt Transmission=1.93
transmissionbt Transmission=2.00
transmissionbt Transmission=2.01
transmissionbt Transmission=2.02
transmissionbt Transmission=2.03
transmissionbt Transmission=2.04
transmissionbt Transmission=2.10
transmissionbt Transmission=2.11
transmissionbt Transmission=2.12
transmissionbt Transmission=2.13
transmissionbt Transmission=2.20
transmissionbt Transmission=2.21
transmissionbt Transmission=2.22
transmissionbt Transmission=2.30
transmissionbt Transmission=2.31
transmissionbt Transmission=2.32
transmissionbt Transmission=2.33
transmissionbt Transmission=2.40
transmissionbt Transmission=2.41
transmissionbt Transmission=2.42
transmissionbt Transmission=2.50
transmissionbt Transmission=2.51
transmissionbt Transmission=2.52
Remediation
Patch Available
Event History
Aug 15, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What are the consequences of CVE-2012-4037?
CVE-2012-4037 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML on affected systems.
2
How can CVE-2012-4037 be mitigated?
To mitigate CVE-2012-4037, users should upgrade to Transmission versions 2.61 or later, which include fixes.
3
Which versions of Transmission are affected by CVE-2012-4037?
CVE-2012-4037 affects Transmission versions before 2.61, including multiple older versions like 0.1 through 2.60.
4
Is CVE-2012-4037 a critical vulnerability?
The severity of CVE-2012-4037 is high due to the XSS nature and potential for data theft or site defacement.
5
What types of fields can be exploited in CVE-2012-4037?
In CVE-2012-4037, the vulnerable fields include comment, created by, and name fields within torrent files.