CVE-2012-1512

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Published Mar 16, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the internal browser in vSphere Client in VMware vSphere 4.1 before Update 2 and 5.0 before Update 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted log-file entry.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere::update1::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-1530	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the internal browser in vSphere Client in VMware vSphere 4.1 before Update 2 and 5.0 before Update 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted log-file entry.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.859% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/80119
http://secunia.com/advisories/48387
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52525
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026817
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74093

History

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Subscriptions

Vmware Vsphere

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 16, 2012, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:01 PM
Reserved: Mar 8, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 16, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM

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