#VU43808 Cross-site scripting in ModSecurity - CVE-2012-2751 

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#VU43808 Cross-site scripting in ModSecurity - CVE-2012-2751

Published: July 22, 2012 / Updated: May 31, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43808
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2751
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ModSecurity
Software vendor:
Trustwave

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass filtering rules and perform other attacks such as cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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