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CVE-2012-1260

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1260 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Plixer International Scrutinizer NetFlow & sFlow Analyzer, specifically in the cgi-bin/userprefs.cgi component, affecting versions up to 8.6.2.16204 and potentially others before 9.0.1.19899. An attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the newUser parameter. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. While an exploit (EDB-18750) exists, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 8.6.2.16204, < 9.0.1.19899CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plixer:scrutinizer_netflow_\&_sflow_analyzer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-18750 · Apr 19, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0226 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.org / files/111791/Scrutinizer-8.6.2-Bypass-Cross-Site-Scripting-SQL-Injection.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/74825
VDB Entry
trustwave.com / en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/twsl2012-008-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-scrutinizer-netflow-sflow-analyzer
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/18750
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/52989
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry