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CVE-2012-0220

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the meta plugin (Plugin/meta.pm) in ikiwiki before 3.20120516 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) author or (2) authorurl meta tags.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-0220 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from ikiwiki organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-05-29T20:55:06.617

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	≤ 3.20120419	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.0	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.1	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.1.47	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.2	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.3	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.4	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.5	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.6	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.7	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.8	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.9	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.10	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.11	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.12	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.13	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.14	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.15	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.16	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.17	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.18	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.19	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.20	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.21	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.22	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.23	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.24	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.25	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.26	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.27	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.28	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.29	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.30	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.31	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.32	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.33.3	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.34	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.34.1	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.34.2	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.35	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.36	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.37	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.38	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.39	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.40	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.41	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.42	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.43	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.44	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.45	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.46	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.47	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.48	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.49	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.50	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	1.51	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.0	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.00	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.1	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.2	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.3	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.4	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.5	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.6	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.6.1	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.7	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.8	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.9	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.10	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.11	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.12	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.13	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.14	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.15	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.16	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.17	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.18	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.19	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.20	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.30	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.31	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.31.1	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.31.2	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.31.3	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.40	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.41	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.42	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.43	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.44	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.45	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.46	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.47	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.48	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.49	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.50	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.51	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.52	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.53	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.54	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.55	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.56	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.60	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.61	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.62	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.62.1	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.63	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.64	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.65	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.66	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.67	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.68	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.69	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.70	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.71	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	2.72	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.0	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.00	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.01	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.02	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.03	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.04	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.05	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.06	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.07	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.08	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.09	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.10	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.11	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.12	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.13	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.14	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.141	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.1415	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.14159	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.141592	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.1415926	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.14159265	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20091009	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20091017	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20091022	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20091023	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20091031	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20091113	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20091202	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20091218	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100102.3	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100122	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100212	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100302	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100312	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100403	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100427	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100501	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100504	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100515	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100518	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100518.2	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100610	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100623	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100722	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100804	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100815	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100831	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20100926	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20101019	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20101023	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20101112	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20101129	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20101201	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20101231	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20110105	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20110123	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20110124	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20110225	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20110321	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20120115	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20120202	Yes
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	3.20120203	Yes

References

http://ikiwiki.info/news/version_3.20120516/ ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/81995 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/49199 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/49232 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://source.ikiwiki.branchable.com/?p=source.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fbfcea89f8e06426c73ab8ea369ca4cdc566db6f ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2474 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53599 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75702 ([email protected])
http://ikiwiki.info/news/version_3.20120516/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/81995 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49199 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49232 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://source.ikiwiki.branchable.com/?p=source.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fbfcea89f8e06426c73ab8ea369ca4cdc566db6f (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2474 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53599 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75702 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ikiwiki's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.