CVE-2012-1004

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in UI/Register.pm in Foswiki before 1.1.5 allow remote authenticated users with CHANGE privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) text, (2) FirstName, (3) LastName, (4) OrganisationName, (5) OrganisationUrl, (6) Profession, (7) Country, (8) State, (9) Address, (10) Location, (11) Telephone, (12) VoIP, (13) InstantMessagingIM, (14) Email, (15) HomePage, or (16) Comment parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2012-02-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-1004 is rated Low Risk (33.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.43%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.22% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1004

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 0.21% 1.43% +1.22%
2 2026-05-28 0.26% 0.21% -0.05%
3 2025-03-30 0.26%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1004

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1004

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-1004

Impact: Per: http://foswiki.org/Support/SecurityAlert-CVE-2012-1004 'Vulnerable Software Versions - All versions 1.0.0 - 1.1.4 inclusive for sites that use the user registration process'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1004

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
foswiki foswiki 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:foswiki:foswiki:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foswiki foswiki 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:foswiki:foswiki:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foswiki foswiki 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:foswiki:foswiki:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foswiki foswiki 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:foswiki:foswiki:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foswiki foswiki 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:foswiki:foswiki:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foswiki foswiki 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:foswiki:foswiki:1.1.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
foswiki foswiki 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:foswiki:foswiki:1.1.4:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1004

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