CVE-2012-4029 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Chamilo LMS before version 1.8.8.6, specifically within the main/dropbox/index.php component. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML via the category_name parameter during an addsentcategory action. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, the vulnerability requires user interaction and could lead to information disclosure or defacement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.8.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.