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CVE-2012-6565

Status: ModifiedLow (3.5)—

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in REDCap before 4.14.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via uppercase characters in JavaScript events within user-defined labels.

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)

Vanderbilt — Redcap

CWEs

References

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