CVE-2012-6659

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the admin interface in Phorum before 5.2.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

Published: 2014-09-19 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-6659 is rated Low Risk (32/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6659

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 2025-03-30 0.27% 0.22% -0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.22% 0.27% +0.04%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.22% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6659

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-2012-6659

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6659

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phorum phorum <= 5.2.18 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.12:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.15:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6659

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