# CVE-2012-1912: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in preferences.php in PHP Address Book 7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2012-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in preferences.php in PHP Address Book 7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the from parameter. NOTE: the index.php vector is already covered by CVE-2008-2566.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/42781
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18578
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53598
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49212
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52396
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3501716&group_id=157964&atid=805929
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3496653&group_id=157964&atid=805929
- http://www.darksecurity.de/advisories/2012/SSCHADV2012-007.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73944
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3527242&group_id=157964&atid=805929
- http://www.darksecurity.de/index.php?/215-SSCHADV2012-013-PHP-Address-Book-7.0.0-Multiple-security-vulnerabilities.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18578

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