# CVE-2012-4029: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in main/dropbox/index.php in Chamilo LMS before 1.8.8.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in main/dropbox/index.php in Chamilo LMS before 1.8.8.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the category_name parameter in an addsentcategory action.

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## References

- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/115927/Chamilo-1.8.8.4-XSS-File-Deletion.html
- http://support.chamilo.org/attachments/download/2863/chamilo-1.8.8.4-to-1.8.8.6.patch
- https://support.chamilo.org/projects/chamilo-18/wiki/Security_issues#Issue-7-2012-07-16-Moderate-risk-Several-moderate-security-flaws

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