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title: "CVE-2011-4924\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-4924

Publication date 25 November 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.1 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-4924?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zope 2.8.x before 2.8.12, 2.9.x
before 2.9.12, 2.10.x before 2.10.11, 2.11.x before 2.11.6, and 2.12.x
before 2.12.3, 3.1.1 through 3.4.1. allows remote attackers to inject
arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the way error messages
perform sanitization. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix
for CVE-2010-1104

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| zope2.10 | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| zope2.11 | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| zope2.12 | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| zope2.9 | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| zope3 | 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.1 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4924)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4924)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-4924)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4924)

### Other references

* <http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/16>
* <https://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/2012-January/043987.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4924>