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CVE-2012-6339

Published: Dec 31, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 34.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrative web interface in Cerberus FTP Server before 5.0.6.0 allow (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a log entry that is not properly handled within the Log Manager component, and might allow (2) remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Messages field to the servermanager program.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

cerberusftp
commercialaka ftp server
ftp serverOn-prem
Communications / email-server-client
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0118.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://sadgeeksinsnow.blogspot.com/2012/12/persistence-is-key-another-bug-hunt.html
sadgeeksinsnow.blogspot.com
http://www.cerberusftp.com/products/releasenotes.html
cerberusftp.com

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