CVE-2012-0979
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the organization field in a profile, involving (1) registration or (2) editing of the user.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the organization field in a profile, involving (1) registration or (2) editing of the user.
- Record
CVE-2012-0979- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the organization field in a profile, involving (1) registration or (2) editing of the user.
- Record
CVE-2012-0979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1002 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the organization field in a profile, involving (1) registration or (2) editing of the user.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1002- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96h6-vw4q-hj8c No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the organization field in a profile, involving (1) registration or (2) editing of the user.
- Record
GHSA-96h6-vw4q-hj8c- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0979 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Twiki, published February 2, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.05%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/47784
st2tea.blogspot.com/2012/01/cross-site-scripting-twiki.html
securitytracker.com/id?1026604
securityfocus.com/bid/51731
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72821
osvdb.org/78664
packetstormsecurity.org/files/109246/twiki-xss.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0979
github.com/advisories/GHSA-96h6-vw4q-hj8c