CVE-2012-4745

Acuity CMS 2.6.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via UserName Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-4745. PoCs published by Aung Khant.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in Acuity CMS by injecting a JavaScript payload via the UserName parameter in the login page. The lack of input sanitization allows arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected site.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/login.asp in Acuity CMS 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the UserName parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Aung Khant · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37091

This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in Acuity CMS by injecting a JavaScript payload via the UserName parameter in the login page. The lack of input sanitization allows arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Acuity CMS 2.6.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target login page
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74919
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53048
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0125.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0164
EPSS Percentile 73.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
the_collective/acuity_cms 2.6.2
Published Aug 31, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026