# CVE-2012-1597: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the textEncode function in classes/ezjscajaxcontent.php in eZ JS Core in eZ Publish before 1.5 a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2012-08-17 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the textEncode function in classes/ezjscajaxcontent.php in eZ JS Core in eZ Publish before 1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

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## References

- https://github.com/ezsystems/ezjscore/commit/58854564c7b8672090c25c4b1677d08620d870f2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/11/6
- http://share.ez.no/community-project/security-advisories/ezsa-2012-006-xss-exploit-on-ezjscore-run-command-when-using-firefox
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37024

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