# CVE-2012-0936: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in web/springframework/security/SecurityAuthenticationEventOnmsEventBuilder.java in OpenNMS 1.8.x b

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-01-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in web/springframework/security/SecurityAuthenticationEventOnmsEventBuilder.java in OpenNMS 1.8.x before 1.8.17, 1.9.93 and earlier, and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Username field, related to login.

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/78454
- http://issues.opennms.org/browse/NMS-5128?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel#issue-tabs
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51632
- http://issues.opennms.org/browse/NMS/fixforversion/10824#atl_token=BCL8-RCDX-MB62-2EZT%7C38eaf469042162355c28f5393587690a8388d556%7Clout&selectedTab=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.project%3Aversion-summary-panel
- http://fisheye.opennms.org/browse/opennms/features/springframework-security/src/main/java/org/opennms/web/springframework/security/SecurityAuthenticationEventOnmsEventBuilder.java?r2=d2ce15470cb6c87c115c918eb86ef147486a9166&r1=80b80e110e4bce568fc2c6c0a15a
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47646
- http://issues.opennms.org/browse/NMS/fixforversion/10825
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72625

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