CVE-2012-2274

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pivotx/ajaxhelper.php in PivotX 2.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter.

Published: 2012-08-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-2274 is rated Exploit Available (55.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.57%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-2274

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
37146 exploit_db edb 2012-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2274

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 2026-04-14 0.88% 0.57% -0.31%
2 2025-03-30 0.73% 0.88% +0.15%
3 2025-03-29 0.73%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2274

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-2012-2274

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2274

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pivotx pivotx <= 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotx pivotx 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotx pivotx 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotx pivotx 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotx pivotx 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotx pivotx 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.2.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotx pivotx 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.2.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotx pivotx 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.2.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotx pivotx 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotx pivotx 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotx pivotx 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:pivotx:pivotx:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2274

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