CVE-2012-5490 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the kssdevel.py component of Plone, affecting versions before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), it requires medium attack complexity and could lead to information disclosure or defacement, but not impact availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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