CVE-2012-6523

w-cms 2.01 - Cross-Site Scripting via p Parameter or COMMENT Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-6523. PoCs published by th3.g4m3_0v3r.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in W-CMS version 2.01, including XSS and directory traversal attacks. It includes example URLs demonstrating these vulnerabilities but does not contain executable exploit code.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in w-CMS 2.01 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the p parameter in the getMenus function in codes/wcms.php; or the COMMENT parameter in (2) blog.php, (3) guestbook.php, or (4) forum.php in codes/. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by th3.g4m3_0v3r · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18348

The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in W-CMS version 2.01, including XSS and directory traversal attacks. It includes example URLs demonstrating these vulnerabilities but does not contain executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss | Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: W-CMS 2.01
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/78268
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72300
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/47527
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18348
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/78267
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72301
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51359

Scores

EPSS 0.0188
EPSS Percentile 76.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
w-cms/w-cms 2.01
Published Jan 31, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026