CVE-2012-6684 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in RedCloth library versions 4.2.9 and earlier, impacting Debian Linux and applications using the RedCloth library. This medium-complexity vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URI, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. While the CVSS score is 4.3, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redcloth:redcloth_library:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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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.