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CVE-2012-20001: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

April 23, 2022 (updated August 29, 2023)

PrestaShop before 1.5.2 allows XSS via the “<object data=‘data:text/html” substring in the message field.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-j33m-2537-86jm
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-20001
  • seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Nov/1
  • web.archive.org/web/20140803034142/http://forge.prestashop.com/browse/PSCFV-5204
  • web.archive.org/web/20160305224628/http://davidsopas.com/labs/prestashop_xss.txt

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.5.2.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.5.2.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.5.2.0 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

packagist/prestashop/prestashop/CVE-2012-20001.yml

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