CVE-2012-1979

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in starnet/index.php in SyndeoCMS 3.0.01 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the email parameter (aka Email address field) in an edit_user configuration action.

Published: 2012-04-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1979 is rated Exploit Available (56.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.99%). 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-2012-1979

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18686 exploit_db edb 2012-03-30 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1979

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 2026-06-04 0.78% 0.99% +0.21%
2 2026-05-23 0.87% 0.78% -0.09%
3 2026-03-09 — 0.87% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1979

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1979

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1979

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
syndeocms syndeocms <= 3.0.01 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
syndeocms syndeocms 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
syndeocms syndeocms 2.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
syndeocms syndeocms 2.5.00 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:2.5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
syndeocms syndeocms 2.5.01 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:2.5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
syndeocms syndeocms 2.6.00 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:2.6.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
syndeocms syndeocms 2.7.00 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:2.7.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
syndeocms syndeocms 2.8.00 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:2.8.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
syndeocms syndeocms 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
syndeocms syndeocms 2.8.02 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:2.8.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
syndeocms syndeocms 2.9.00 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:2.9.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
syndeocms syndeocms 3.0.00 cpe:2.3:a:syndeocms:syndeocms:3.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1979

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