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CVE-2012-6554

Published: May 23, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
16.7%
Top 3.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

functions/html_to_text.php in the Chat module before 1.5.2 for activeCollab allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via the message[message_text] parameter to chat/add_messag, which is not properly handled when executing the preg_replace function with the eval switch.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

a51dev
commercial
activecollab chat moduleOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://osvdb.org/81966
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49246
secunia.com
http://www.activecollab.com/downloads/category/4/package/62/releases
activecollab.com
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