Is CVE-2012-6684 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6684 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6684?

CVE-2012-6684 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-6684

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RedCloth library 4.2.9 for Ruby and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URI.

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-2017-0295)
Published: January 8, 2015
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-0295 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
redcloth / redcloth library

References

http://co3k.org/blog/redcloth-unfixed-xss-en(Broken Link)
http://jgarber.lighthouseapp.com/projects/13054-redcloth/tickets/243-xss(Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/50(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3168(Third Party Advisory)
https://gist.github.com/co3k/75b3cb416c342aa1414c(Issue Tracking, Patch)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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