MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the internal browser in vSphere Client in VMware vSphere 4.1 before Update 2 and 5.0 before Update 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted log-file entry
Published Mar 16, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.93%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the internal browser in vSphere Client in VMware vSphere 4.1 before Update 2 and 5.0 before Update 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted log-file entry.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.93% 0.01929
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01929
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.93% (0.01929) | 79.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01951) | 77.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.70% (0.00700) | 70.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00259) | 66.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00259) | 64.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00259) | 61.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://osvdb.org/80119 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48387 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52525 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026817 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74093 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/80119 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48387 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52525 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026817 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74093 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 16, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 8, 2012
Link CVE-2012-1512
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a