functions/html_to_text.php in the Chat module before 1.5.2 for activeCollab allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
functions/html_to_text.php in the Chat module before 1.5.2 for activeCollab allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via the message[message_text] parameter to chat/add_messag, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.16701 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | A51dev |
| cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | A51dev |
| cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | A51dev |
| cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | A51dev |
| cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | A51dev |
| cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | A51dev |
| cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | A51dev |
| cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | A51dev |
| cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | A51dev |
| cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | A51dev |
- cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·A51dev
- cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·A51dev
- cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·A51dev
- cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·A51dev
- cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·A51dev
- cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·A51dev
- cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·A51dev
- cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·A51dev
- cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·A51dev
- cpe:2.3:a:a51dev:activecollab_chat_module:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·A51dev
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6554
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6wq4-xv9r-8vq7
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2012-6554 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-6554 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6wq4-xv9r-8vq7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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