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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2012-2517
CVE-2012-2517:
Prestashop vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PrestaShop before version 1.4.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the index of the product[] parameter to ajax.php (CVE, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. Under CVSS v2.0, it has a base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML code through the product parameter in ajax.php, which could lead to execution of arbitrary code in the context of other users' browsers who visit the affected pages (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was fixed in PrestaShop version 1.4.9. Users should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk (PrestaShop Changelog).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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