CVE-2012-2161 describes a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the deferredView.jsp component of the IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS), impacting IBM Security AppScan Source versions 7.x and 8.x before 8.6, and IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library versions 6.0 and 6.0.1. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity issue where an unauthenticated remote attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, leading to potential information disclosure or session hijacking. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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