Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-4597
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4597
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.19%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 56 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-4597
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-4597
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-4597
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027444
McAfee Email Gateway Lets Remote Users Bypass Authentication and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Directory Traversal Attacks - SecurityTracker
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https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10026
Vendor Advisory
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77979
McAfee Email and Web Security unspecified cross-site scripting CVE-2012-4597 Vulnerability Report
Products affected by CVE-2012-4597
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*