CVE-2012-4679
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 allows...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f_user_name parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f_user_name parameter.
- Record
CVE-2012-4679- 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 admin/login.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f_user_name parameter.
- Record
CVE-2012-4679- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4604 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f_user_name parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4604- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9pf2-fqfc-vhx2 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 allows...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the f_user_name parameter.
- Record
GHSA-9pf2-fqfc-vhx2- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | newscoop 3.5.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2012-04-19 |
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-2012-4679 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Sourcefabric Newscoop, published August 27, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.35%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/52941
sourcefabric.org/en/newscoop/latestrelease/1141/Newscoop-355-and-Newscoop-4-RC4-security-releases.htm
dev.sourcefabric.org/browse/CS-4184
secunia.com/advisories/48769
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74781
htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23084
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4679
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9pf2-fqfc-vhx2