# CVE-2012-6133: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Roundup

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-6133-multiple-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities-in-roundup  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-01-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2012-6133 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-01-30

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Roundup before 1.4.20 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) @ok_message or (2) @error_message parameter to issue*.

Technologies: [roundup (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/roundup). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2012-6133 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-6133 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2012-6133?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 30 January 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** roundup (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.20.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2012-6133?** Yes. roundup (PyPI): upgrade to 1.4.20 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2012-6133?** Check whether you run roundup (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- roundup (PyPI): upgrade to 1.4.20 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "roundup>=1.4.20"
  ```


## Affected products

- roundup (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.20

## Identifiers

- CVE-2012-6133
- GHSA-5jq3-8437-x35p
- PYSEC-2020-212

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