CVE-2012-6554 (GCVE-0-2012-6554)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-05-23 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:36
VLAI
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 27/100 over 2350 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://osvdb.org/81966 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53624 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.activecollab.com/downloads/category/4/… x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/49246 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2012-05-16 00:00
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  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



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