CVE-2012-4000 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the print_textinputs_var function of FCKeditor 2.6.7 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via textinputs array parameters. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and it has received some community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:fckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:fckeditor:0.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:fckeditor:0.8.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:fckeditor:0.9.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ckeditor:fckeditor:0.9.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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