CVE-2012-2331

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in serendipity/serendipity_admin_image_selector.php in...

4.3 MediumPublic exploit

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in serendipity/serendipity_admin_image_selector.php in Serendipity before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the serendipity[textarea] parameter. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from cross-site request forgery (CSRF).

Exploit likelihood

4.68%Up 2.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2012-2331
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-2331
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-2324 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-2324
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q35v-wxvc-p575 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in serendipity/serendipity_admin_image_selector.php in...

Record: GHSA-q35v-wxvc-p575
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

s9y serendipity

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	S9Y Serendipity 1.6 - 'Backend' Cross-Site Scripting / SQL Injection	2012-05-08

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-2331 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in S9y Serendipity, published August 13, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.68%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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