CVE-2012-2156

Plume CMS <= 1.2.4 - Cross-Site Scripting via User Email, Name, or Comment Author Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2156. PoCs published by Ivano Binetti.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a detailed writeup describing multiple persistent XSS vulnerabilities in PlumeCMS <= 1.2.4. It explains how improper input sanitization in parameters like 'u_email', 'u_realname', and 'c_author' can be exploited to inject malicious scripts.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Plume CMS 1.2.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the u_email parameter (aka Authors Email field) to manager/users.php, (2) the u_realname parameter (aka Authors Name field) to manager/users.php, or (3) the c_author parameter (aka Author field) in an ADD A COMMENT section.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Ivano Binetti · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18699

This is a detailed writeup describing multiple persistent XSS vulnerabilities in PlumeCMS <= 1.2.4. It explains how improper input sanitization in parameters like 'u_email', 'u_realname', and 'c_author' can be exploited to inject malicious scripts.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PlumeCMS <= 1.2.4
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to user profile settings for 'u_email' and 'u_realname' exploits · Access to comment section for 'c_author' exploit
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.webapp-security.com/2012/04/plumecms
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/80960
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74614
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52890
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18699
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/80961

Scores

EPSS 0.0381
EPSS Percentile 88.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (11)
plume-cms/plume_cms 1.0.2
plume-cms/plume_cms 1.0.3
plume-cms/plume_cms 1.0.4
plume-cms/plume_cms 1.0.5
plume-cms/plume_cms 1.0.6
plume-cms/plume_cms 1.1.3
plume-cms/plume_cms 1.2
plume-cms/plume_cms 1.2.1
plume-cms/plume_cms 1.2.2
plume-cms/plume_cms 1.2.3
... and 1 more
Published Apr 11, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026