CVE-2012-1512 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2012-03-16

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.01929.

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

No history.

Subscriptions

Vmware Vsphere

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-03-16T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:01:01.359Z

Reserved: 2012-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-1512

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-03-16T20:55:01.083

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:39:39.367

Link: CVE-2012-1512

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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