Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 2, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-0979

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the organization field in a profile, involving (1) registration or (2) editing of the user.

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Affected products

TWiki/Twiki3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

Patches

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References

packetstormsecurity.org/files/109246/twiki-xss.txtnvdExploit
st2tea.blogspot.com/2012/01/cross-site-scripting-twiki.htmlnvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/47784nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/78664nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/51731nvd
www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72821nvd

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