4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-2955
IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security ISS Proventia Network Mail Security System Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrative user interface in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.8 and IBM ISS Proventia Network Mail Security System allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.

INFO

Published Date :

July 20, 2012, 10:40 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 22, 2017, 2:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2955 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 lotus_protector_for_mail_security
2 Ibm proventia_network_mail_security_system_firmware
3 Ibm proventia_network_mail_security_system
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-2955.

URL Resource
http://osvdb.org/84014
http://secunia.com/advisories/49897
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21605626
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659791 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54486
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76798

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-2012-2955 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2955 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54486 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49897 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/84014 [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/76798 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76798 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2955 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-2012-2955 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.30 }} -0.04%

score

0.65477

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability