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CVE-2012-4234

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4234 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Phorum versions prior to 5.2.19, specifically within the group moderation screen (control.php) where the 'group' parameter is susceptible to arbitrary web script or HTML injection. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, requiring no authentication for exploitation. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-37683) confirms the existence of exploit code. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.2.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-37683 · Aug 29, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0229 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0189.html
Exploit
packetstormsecurity.org / files/116057/Phorum-5.2.18-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/50445
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/78124
htbridge.com / advisory/HTB23109
Exploit
phorum.org / phorum5/read.php
securityfocus.com / bid/55275
Exploit