smokeping before 2.6.9 has XSS (incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0790)
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
smokeping before 2.6.9 has XSS (incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0790)
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01246 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed smokeping (smokeping): 2.6.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmokePing | smokeping | before 2.6.9 | 2.6.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- smokeping VendorSmokePing Affected before 2.6.9 Fixed in 2.6.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:smokeping:smokeping:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.6.9 | Vulnerable | SmokePing |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:smokeping:smokeping:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.9 Vulnerable ·SmokePing
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA smokeping (smokeping) Fixed in 2.6.9
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4158
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gj7j-7773-fpw5
References
Advisory 6
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4158
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4158
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4158
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113987.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/114008.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/20/2
More Smokeping vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-09193 In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-14213 In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2013-03641 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SmokePing 2.6.9 in the start and end time fields. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2013-4158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gj7j-7773-fpw5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4158 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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