CVE-2012-2156
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Plume CMS 1.2.4 and earlier allow remote...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Plume CMS 1.2.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the u_email parameter (aka Authors Email field) to manager/users.php, (2) the u_realname parameter (aka Authors Name field) to manager/users.php, or (3) the c_author parameter (aka Author field) in an ADD A COMMENT section.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Plume CMS 1.2.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the u_email parameter (aka Authors Email field) to manager/users.php, (2) the u_realname parameter (aka Authors Name field) to manager/users.php, or (3) the c_author parameter (aka Author field) in an ADD A COMMENT section.
- Record
CVE-2012-2156- 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 Plume CMS 1.2.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the u_email parameter (aka Authors Email field) to manager/users.php, (2) the u_realname parameter (aka Authors Name field) to manager/users.php, or (3) the c_author parameter (aka Author field) in an ADD A COMMENT section.
- Record
CVE-2012-2156- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2150 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Plume CMS 1.2.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the u_email parameter (aka Authors Email field) to manager/users.php, (2) the u_realname parameter (aka Authors Name field) to manager/users.php, or (3) the c_author parameter (aka Author field) in an ADD A COMMENT section.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2150- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9v4j-g8j9-mmgr No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Plume CMS 1.2.4 and earlier allow remote...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Plume CMS 1.2.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the u_email parameter (aka Authors Email field) to manager/users.php, (2) the u_realname parameter (aka Authors Name field) to manager/users.php, or (3) the c_author parameter (aka Author field) in an ADD A COMMENT section.
- Record
GHSA-9v4j-g8j9-mmgr- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Plume CMS 1.2.4 - Multiple Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2012-04-04 |
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-2012-2156 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Plume-cms Plume Cms, published April 11, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.77%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
webapp-security.com/2012/04/plumecms
osvdb.org/80960
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74614
securityfocus.com/bid/52890
exploit-db.com/exploits/18699
osvdb.org/80961
webapp-security.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/PlumeCMS-1.2.4-Multiple-Permanent-XSS.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2156
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9v4j-g8j9-mmgr