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TI-2012-05279 Aliases CVE-2012-6561GHSA-c3hw-j754-x5g9

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in engine/lib/views.php in Elgg before 1.8.5…

Priority LOW 22CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in engine/lib/views.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the view parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01187 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 23

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.8.4VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.3VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.4VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.5VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.6VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.7VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.8VulnerableElgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.4 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.6 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.7 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.8 Vulnerable ·Elgg
Show 13 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.9VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.10VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.11VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.12VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.13VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.14VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.15VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.16VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.17VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.18VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0.1VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1VulnerableElgg
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3VulnerableElgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.9 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.10 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.11 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.12 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.13 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.14 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.15 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.16 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.17 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.18 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0.1 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·Elgg
  • cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·Elgg

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6561
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3hw-j754-x5g9

References

Patch 2

  • TI-2011-02588 Elgg through 1.7.10 has a SQL injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02877 Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor in elgg/elgg CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-05280 engine/lib/users.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly specify permissions for the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2019-08233 Elgg before 1.12.18 and 2.3.x before 2.3.11 has an open redirect. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2011-02587 Elgg through 1.7.10 has XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2021-02861 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in elgg/elgg CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
See all 10 →

Sources

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