CVE-2012-2172 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SoftwareRegistration.do component of IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager, specifically affecting versions prior to 10.83.xx.18 on DS Series devices. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into a user's browser via the updateRegn parameter. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), successful exploitation requires medium attack complexity and could lead to information disclosure or session hijacking, but not denial of service. While no active exploitation is reported and it's not on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-19321) indicating public exploit code availability, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.83CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:ds_storage_manager_host_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:ds_storage_manager_host_software:10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.60.x5.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:ds_storage_manager_host_software:10.60.x5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:ibm:ds4100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1724CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:ibm:ds4100:1724:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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