# CVE-2012-0220: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the meta plugin (Plugin/meta.pm) in ikiwiki before 3.20120516 allow remote attackers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-05-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49199
- http://osvdb.org/81995
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75702
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53599
- http://ikiwiki.info/news/version_3.20120516/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49232
- http://source.ikiwiki.branchable.com/?p=source.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fbfcea89f8e06426c73ab8ea369ca4cdc566db6f

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