What is the severity of CVE-2012-5911?

CVE-2012-5911 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for allowing remote attackers to exploit an XSS vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5911?

To fix CVE-2012-5911, upgrade to b2evolution version 4.1.4 or later, which addresses the XSS vulnerability.

What type of attack does CVE-2012-5911 enable?

CVE-2012-5911 enables remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by injecting malicious scripts into the message body.

Who is affected by CVE-2012-5911?

Users of b2evolution version 4.1.3 are affected by CVE-2012-5911 due to the vulnerability in blogs/blog1.php.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2012-5911?

The potential impacts of CVE-2012-5911 include unauthorized access to user sessions, data theft, and the spreading of malware through injected scripts.

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CVE-2012-5911

medium

4.3

CWE

17/11/2012

6/8/2024

CVE-2012-5911: XSS

First published: Sat Nov 17 2012(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in blogs/blog1.php in b2evolution 4.1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the message body.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Evolution	=4.1.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5911?
CVE-2012-5911 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for allowing remote attackers to exploit an XSS vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5911?
To fix CVE-2012-5911, upgrade to b2evolution version 4.1.4 or later, which addresses the XSS vulnerability.
What type of attack does CVE-2012-5911 enable?
CVE-2012-5911 enables remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by injecting malicious scripts into the message body.
Who is affected by CVE-2012-5911?
Users of b2evolution version 4.1.3 are affected by CVE-2012-5911 due to the vulnerability in blogs/blog1.php.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2012-5911?
The potential impacts of CVE-2012-5911 include unauthorized access to user sessions, data theft, and the spreading of malware through injected scripts.

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