CVE-2012-4267

Sockso < 1.5 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User Registration Name Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-4267. PoCs published by Ciaran McNally.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a persistent XSS vulnerability in Sockso <= 1.5. The exploit involves injecting malicious JavaScript into the username field during registration, which is then stored and displayed in the admin panel and user pages.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in user/register in Sockso 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Ciaran McNally · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18868

This is a writeup describing a persistent XSS vulnerability in Sockso <= 1.5. The exploit involves injecting malicious JavaScript into the username field during registration, which is then stored and displayed in the admin panel and user pages.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Sockso <= 1.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the registration page
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/49148
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18868
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/rodnaph/sockso/pull/99/files
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/rodnaph/sockso/issues/93
Exploit, URL Repurposed x_refsource_misc
http://smwyg.com/blog/#sockso-persistant-xss-attack

Scores

EPSS 0.0356
EPSS Percentile 87.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (27)
pu-gh/sockso 1.1
pu-gh/sockso 1.1.1
pu-gh/sockso 1.1.2
pu-gh/sockso 1.1.3
pu-gh/sockso 1.1.4
pu-gh/sockso 1.1.5
pu-gh/sockso 1.1.6
pu-gh/sockso 1.1.7
pu-gh/sockso 1.1.8
pu-gh/sockso 1.2
... and 17 more
Published Aug 13, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026