CVE-2012-0988
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in config/dmsDefaults.php in KnowledgeTree 3...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in config/dmsDefaults.php in KnowledgeTree 3.7.0.2 and possibly earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) login.php, (2) admin.php, or (3) preferences.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in config/dmsDefaults.php in KnowledgeTree 3.7.0.2 and possibly earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) login.php, (2) admin.php, or (3) preferences.php.
- Record
CVE-2012-0988- 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
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in config/dmsDefaults.php in KnowledgeTree 3.7.0.2 and possibly earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) login.php, (2) admin.php, or (3) preferences.php.
- Record
CVE-2012-0988- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1011 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in config/dmsDefaults.php in KnowledgeTree 3.7.0.2 and possibly earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) login.php, (2) admin.php, or (3) preferences.php.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1011- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5wqw-6333-5244 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in config/dmsDefaults.php in KnowledgeTree 3...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in config/dmsDefaults.php in KnowledgeTree 3.7.0.2 and possibly earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) login.php, (2) admin.php, or (3) preferences.php.
- Record
GHSA-5wqw-6333-5244- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | KnowledgeTree 3.x - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2012-01-11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0988 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jam Warehouse Knowledgetree Open Source, published September 20, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.80%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/51373
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0070.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72308
secunia.com/advisories/47531
knowledgetree.org/Security_advisory:_URL_Manipulation
htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_knowledgetree_community_edition.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0988
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5wqw-6333-5244