Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2012-4037 is an XSS issue in the Transmission web client before 2.61. A malicious torrent file could include script or HTML in metadata fields that the web client displays. Business impact is mainly browser-side compromise of users managing Transmission, especially where the web interface is exposed or used by privileged operators. Exposure is most likely in environments still running Transmission versions before 2.61 with the web client enabled. Risk increases if administrators load torrents from untrusted sources or if the web client is reachable by untrusted users or networks. Prioritize remediation where Transmission web access is enabled, internet-reachable, or used by administrators. This is an old vulnerability with no active exploitation evidence in the bundle, but exposed legacy services should be upgraded or isolated promptly. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Transmission to version 2.61 or a later supported release.; Apply distribution security updates, including relevant Ubuntu packages where applicable.; Restrict Transmission web client access to trusted users and networks..
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- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.61CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/4979CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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