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CVE-2012-0979

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Twiki — Twiki

CWEs

References

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          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
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      "value": "Una vulnerabilidad de ejecución de comandos en sitios cruzados (XSS) en TWiki permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML a través del campo 'organización' en un perfil, con la participación de un usuario mediante su (1) registro o (2) la edición de su perfil."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:38:36.150",
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