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Medium
CVE-2012-4533
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "extra" details in the...
Vulnerability Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "extra" details in the DiffSource._get_row function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC 1.0.x before 1.0.13 and 1.1.x before 1.1.16 allows remote authenticated users with repository commit access to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "function name" line.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=515
- http://osvdb.org/86566
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc?view=rev&revision=2794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51041
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc?view=rev&revision=2792
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56161
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79561
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.0.13/CHANGES
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=691062
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/21/3
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0313
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:134
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2563
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/21/2
- http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/%2Acheckout%2A/viewvc/tags/1.1.16/CHANGES
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51072
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
viewvc, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.0, 1.1.0, 6.0, 7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 19th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.