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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-4679 · published 27 August 2012

CVE-2012-4679: Sourcefabric newscoop cross-site scripting vulnerability

SSourcefabric · Newscoop

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f_user_name parameter.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.4% · top 17.0% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
2.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f_user_name parameter.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://dev.sourcefabric.org/browse/CS-4184
http://secunia.com/advisories/48769 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52941
http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/newscoop/latestrelease/1141/Newscoop-355-and-Newscoop-4-RC4-security-releases.htm PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74781
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23084 Exploit
http://dev.sourcefabric.org/browse/CS-4184
http://secunia.com/advisories/48769 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52941
http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/newscoop/latestrelease/1141/Newscoop-355-and-Newscoop-4-RC4-security-releases.htm PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74781
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23084 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-4679), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.