4.3
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2012-0740
IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) XSS Attack
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Admin Tool in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.2 before 6.2.0.22 and 6.3 before 6.3.0.11 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

April 22, 2012, 6:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-0740 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm tivoli_directory_server
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade to Tivoli Directory Server 6.1.0.48 (Web Admin version 4.0027), 6.2.0.22 (Web Admin version 5.0015), 6.3.0.11 (Web Admin version 6.0006) or later. After upgrading Tivoli Directory Server, you must redeploy the web application through WebSphere.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-0740 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-0740 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-0740 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-0740 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IO14508
    Added Reference http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IO16016
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026880
    Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24032290
    Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24032291
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74610
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026880 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74610 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74610 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.48 }} 0.09%

score

0.62210

percentile