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CVE-2012-2436

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2436 describes multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Pligg CMS versions prior to 1.2.2. These flaws allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through various parameters across different administrative and module-specific functions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity and does not require authentication, leading to potential information disclosure (impact on integrity is partial). While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV and Hot List are inactive), exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pligg:pligg_cms:1.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-37311 · May 23, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0253 is in the 74th 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

forums.pligg.com / downloads.php
pligg.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/pligg/trunk/modules/admin_language/admin_language_main.php
pligg.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/pligg
pligg.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/pligg
pligg.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/pligg
secunia.com / advisories/45431
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/49257
secunia.com / secunia_research/2012-18
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75764
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75834
htbridge.com / advisory/HTB23089
securityfocus.com / bid/53625
securityfocus.com / bid/53662