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CVE-2012-4679

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4679 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Newscoop versions prior to 3.5.5, specifically within the admin/login.php component, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts via the f_user_name parameter. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, requiring no authentication, and primarily impacting integrity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-18752) exists, and community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sourcefabric:newscoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sourcefabric:newscoop:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sourcefabric:newscoop:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sourcefabric:newscoop:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sourcefabric:newscoop:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-18752 · Apr 19, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0235 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 19,955 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

dev.sourcefabric.org / browse/CS-4184
secunia.com / advisories/48769
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/74781
htbridge.com / advisory/HTB23084
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/52941
sourcefabric.org / en/newscoop/latestrelease/1141/Newscoop-355-and-Newscoop-4-RC4-security-releases.htm
PatchVendor Advisory