CVE-2011-3979

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ztemp/view_compiled/Theme/theme_admin_setasdefault.php in the theme module in Zikula Application Framework 1.3.0 build 3168, 1.2.7, and probably other versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the themename parameter in the setasdefault action to index.php.

Published: 2011-10-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-3979 is rated Exploit Available (55.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.18%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-3979

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
36121 exploit_db edb 2011-09-05 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-3979

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 13.40% 2.18% -11.22%
2 2026-06-13 14.23% 13.40% -0.83%
3 2026-03-20 — 14.23% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-3979

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-3979

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-3979

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zikula zikula_application_framework 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:zikula:zikula_application_framework:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zikula zikula_application_framework 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:zikula:zikula_application_framework:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-3979

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