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CVE-2012-2585 json

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scr…

published 2012-08-12 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2571

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message body with (1) a SCRIPT element, (2) a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) expression property, (3) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, or (4) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, or an e-mail message subject with (5) a SCRIPT element, (6) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, (7) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, (8) a crafted CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element, or (9) a data: URL in the CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20356)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20356 ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2012-08-08

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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