CVE-2012-5169

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in file_manager/preview_top.php in ATutor AContent before 1.2-2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) pathext, (2) popup, (3) framed, or (4) file parameter.

Published: 2012-10-22 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5169 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.14%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.64% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-5169

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5169

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 0.50% 2.14% +1.64%
2 2025-03-30 0.72% 0.50% -0.22%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.72% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5169

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-2012-5169

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5169

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
atutor acontent <= 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:atutor:acontent:*:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
atutor acontent 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:atutor:acontent:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5169

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