medium
4.3
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2012-4071: XSS

First published: Fri Aug 10 2012(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the comments module in the RSGallery2 (com_rsgallery2) component before 2.3.0 for Joomla! 1.5.x, and before 3.2.0 for Joomla! 2.5.x, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted BBCode markup in a comment.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
RSGallery2<=2.2.1
RSGallery2=1.9.0-4-alpha
RSGallery2=1.9.4-alpha
RSGallery2=1.9.5-alpha
RSGallery2=1.10.1-alpha
RSGallery2=1.10.2-alpha
RSGallery2=1.10.5-alpha
RSGallery2=1.10.6-alpha
RSGallery2=1.10.7-alpha
RSGallery2=1.10.8-alpha
RSGallery2=1.10.9-alpha
RSGallery2=1.10.10-alpha
RSGallery2=1.10.11-alpha
RSGallery2=1.10.13-alpha
RSGallery2=1.10.14-alpha
RSGallery2=1.11.0-alpha
RSGallery2=1.11.1-alpha
RSGallery2=1.11.2-alpha
RSGallery2=1.11.3-alpha
RSGallery2=1.11.4-alpha
RSGallery2=1.11.5-alpha
RSGallery2=1.11.6-alpha
RSGallery2=1.11.7-alpha
RSGallery2=1.11.8-alpha
RSGallery2=1.11.10-alpha
RSGallery2=1.11.11-alpha
RSGallery2=1.12.0-alpha
RSGallery2=1.12.1-alpha
RSGallery2=1.12.2-alpha
RSGallery2=1.13.0-alpha
RSGallery2=1.13.1-alpha
RSGallery2=1.14.0-alpha
RSGallery2=1.14.1-alpha
RSGallery2=2.1.0-beta
RSGallery2=2.1.1
RSGallery2=2.2.0
Joomla=1.5.0
Joomla=1.5.1
Joomla=1.5.2
Joomla=1.5.3
Joomla=1.5.4
Joomla=1.5.5
Joomla=1.5.6
Joomla=1.5.7
Joomla=1.5.8
Joomla=1.5.9
Joomla=1.5.10
Joomla=1.5.11
Joomla=1.5.12
Joomla=1.5.13
Joomla=1.5.14
Joomla=1.5.15
Joomla=1.5.15-rc
Joomla=1.5.16
Joomla=1.5.17
Joomla=1.5.18
Joomla=1.5.19
Joomla=1.5.20
Joomla=1.5.21
Joomla=1.5.22
Joomla=1.5.23
Joomla=1.5.24
Joomla=1.5.25
Joomla=1.5.26
RSGallery2<=3.1.0
RSGallery2=3.0-rc1
RSGallery2=3.0.1
Joomla=2.5.0
Joomla=2.5.1
Joomla=2.5.2
Joomla=2.5.3
Joomla=2.5.4
Joomla=2.5.5
Joomla=2.5.6

Remedy

http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/17325/75427/com_rsgallery2_2.3.0.zip

Remedy

http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/17326/75428/com_rsgallery2_3.2.0.zip

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-4071?

    CVE-2012-4071 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to exploit cross-site scripting in affected applications.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-4071?

    To fix CVE-2012-4071, update the RSGallery2 component to version 2.3.0 or higher for Joomla! 1.5.x, and to version 3.2.0 or higher for Joomla! 2.5.x.

  • What versions of RSGallery2 are affected by CVE-2012-4071?

    CVE-2012-4071 affects RSGallery2 versions up to and including 2.2.1 for Joomla! 1.5.x and up to and including 3.1.0 for Joomla! 2.5.x.

  • Can CVE-2012-4071 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2012-4071 can be exploited remotely by attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML through the comments module.

  • What component is impacted by CVE-2012-4071?

    CVE-2012-4071 impacts the RSGallery2 (com_rsgallery2) component used in Joomla! installations.

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