MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file_download function in GNUBoard before 4.34.21 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename parameter
Published Sep 6, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.63%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file_download function in GNUBoard before 4.34.21 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename parameter.
Affected products
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.
1.63% 0.01631
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01631
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01631) | 75.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01631) | 73.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 55.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 59.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00386) | 72.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 72.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 71.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 55.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01917) | 78.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 21, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01917) | 77.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01962) | 77.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.95% (0.01953) | 76.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.95% (0.01953) | 55.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48458 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://sir.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=g4_pds&wr_id=7156 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18627 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52622 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48458 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://sir.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=g4_pds&wr_id=7156 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18627 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52622 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 6, 2012
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Sep 6, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4873
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a