CVE-2012-4234
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center (control.php) in Phorum before 5.2.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- EPSS score
- 2.3% (83th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4178)
- Published
- September 4, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4178 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
- phorum / phorum
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0189.html(Exploit)
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116057/Phorum-5.2.18-Cross-Site-Scripting.html(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50445
- http://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?64%2C151943
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55275(Exploit)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78124
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23109(Exploit)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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