CVE-2012-4071

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the comments module in the RSGallery2 (com_rsgallery2) component before 2.3.0 for Joomla! 1.5.x, and before 3.2.0 for Joomla! 2.5.x, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted BBCode markup in a comment.

Published: 2012-08-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-4071 is rated Moderate Risk (40.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.16%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4071

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 0.25% 1.16% +0.91%
2 2024-09-17 0.17% 0.25% +0.09%
3 2024-03-15 0.17%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4071

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-2012-4071

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4071

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 <= 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.9.0-4 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.9.0-4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.9.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.9.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.10.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.10.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.10.5 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.10.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.10.6 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.10.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.10.7 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.10.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.10.8 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.10.8:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.10.9 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.10.9:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.10.10 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.10.10:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.10.11 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.10.11:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.10.13 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.10.13:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.10.14 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.10.14:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.11.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.11.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.11.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.11.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.11.4 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.11.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.11.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.11.6 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.11.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.11.7 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.11.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.11.8 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.11.8:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.11.10 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.11.10:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.11.11 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.11.11:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.12.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.12.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.12.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.13.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.13.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.14.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 1.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:1.14.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:2.1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 <= 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rsgallery2 com_rsgallery2 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:rsgallery2:com_rsgallery2:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4071

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