CVE-2012-5956 json
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine AssetExplorer 5.6 before service pack 5614 allow remote attackers to in…
published 2012-12-11 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5830
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.1%
- EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine AssetExplorer 5.6 before service pack 5614 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via fields in XML asset data to discoveryServlet/WsDiscoveryServlet, as demonstrated by the DocRoot/Computer_Information/output element.
Exploit prediction
4.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
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
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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manageengine.com
/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.html
vendor-advisory
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/571068
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-5956
- NVD CVE-2012-5956
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