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CVE-2012-2436

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) an arbitrary parameter in a move or (2) minimize action to admin/admin_index.php; (3) the karma_username parameter to module.php in the karma module; (4) q_1_low, (5) q_1_high, (6) q_2_low, or (7) q_2_high parameter in a configure action to module.php in the captcha module; or (8) the edit parameter to module.php in the admin_language module.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-2436 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from pligg 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

2012-05-27T20:55:01.797

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

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	pligg	pligg_cms	*	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	≤ 1.2.1	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.0.0	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.0.0	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.0.0	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.0.0	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.0.0	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.0.0	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.0.1	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.0.2	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.0.3	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.0.4	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.1.0	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.1.2	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.1.3	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.1.4	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.1.5	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	1.2.0	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	9.5	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	9.9	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	9.9.0	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	9.9.0	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	9.9.5	Yes
Application	pligg	pligg_cms	9.9.5	Yes

References

http://forums.pligg.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=15 ([email protected])
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg/trunk/modules/admin_language/admin_language_main.php?r1=2442&r2=2441&pathrev=2442 ([email protected])
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2440 ([email protected])
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2441 ([email protected])
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2452 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/45431 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/49257 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-18/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53625 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53662 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75764 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75834 ([email protected])
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23089 ([email protected])
http://forums.pligg.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=15 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg/trunk/modules/admin_language/admin_language_main.php?r1=2442&r2=2441&pathrev=2442 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2440 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2441 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2452 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/45431 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49257 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-18/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53625 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53662 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75764 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75834 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23089 (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 pligg'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.