VDB-62527 · CVE-2012-4242 · EDB 37829

Matthew Fries MF Gig Calendar 0.9.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Matthew Fries MF Gig Calendar 0.9.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-4242. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Matthew Fries MF Gig Calendar 0.9.2 (Calendar Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MF Gig Calendar plugin 0.9.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string to the calendar page.

The weakness was disclosed 10/01/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4242 since 08/09/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (37829) and SecurityFocus (BID 55622†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Calendar Software

Vendor

Matthew Fries

Name

MF Gig Calendar

Version

0.9.2

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

08/09/2012 🔍
10/01/2012 +53 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +904 days 🔍
06/15/2025 +3736 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4242 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4242
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62527
SecurityFocus: 55622

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 06/15/2025 05:52
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (40), 02/05/2018 07:49 (7), 06/15/2025 05:52 (27)
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