CVE-2012-4236

Total Shop UK eCommerce < 2.1.2_p1 - Cross-Site Scripting via PATH_INFO

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-4236. PoCs published by Chris Cooper.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Total Shop UK eCommerce CodeIgniter, with an example request demonstrating how arbitrary script code can be executed in the context of the affected site. The vulnerability arises from improper sanitization of user-supplied input.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the refresh_page function in application/modules/_main/views/_top.php in Total Shop UK eCommerce Open Source before 2.1.2_p1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Chris Cooper · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37632

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Total Shop UK eCommerce CodeIgniter, with an example request demonstrating how arbitrary script code can be executed in the context of the affected site. The vulnerability arises from improper sanitization of user-supplied input.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Total Shop UK eCommerce CodeIgniter 2.1.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/7
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54985
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50238

Scores

EPSS 0.0163
EPSS Percentile 73.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (30)
totalshopuk/ecommerce 1.0
totalshopuk/ecommerce 1.1
totalshopuk/ecommerce 1.2
totalshopuk/ecommerce 1.3
totalshopuk/ecommerce 1.3.1
totalshopuk/ecommerce 1.3.2
totalshopuk/ecommerce 1.3.3
totalshopuk/ecommerce 1.4.0
totalshopuk/ecommerce 1.4.1
totalshopuk/ecommerce 1.5.0
... and 20 more
Published Aug 20, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026