MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f_user_name parameter
Published Aug 27, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.35%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f_user_name parameter.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 3.5.4
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.35% 0.02354
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02354
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02354) | 83.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02354) | 81.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 11.02% (0.11018) | 93.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.10% (0.07096) | 90.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 72.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 70.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 66.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://dev.sourcefabric.org/browse/CS-4184 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48769 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52941 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/newscoop/latestrelease/1141/Newscoop-355-and-Newscoop-4-RC4-security-releases.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74781 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23084 x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dev.sourcefabric.org/browse/CS-4184 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48769 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52941 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/newscoop/latestrelease/1141/Newscoop-355-and-Newscoop-4-RC4-security-releases.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74781 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23084 | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 27, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 27, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4679
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a