CVE-2012-0188

Unspecified vulnerability in the SetLicenseInfoEx method in an ActiveX control in mraboutb.dll in IBM SPSS Dimensions 5.5 and SPSS Data Collection 5.6, 6.0, and 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document.

Published: 2012-01-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0188 is rated High Risk (66.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.58%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0188

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 4.98% 3.58% -1.39%
2 2026-02-22 6.38% 4.98% -1.41%
3 2025-09-18 — 6.38% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0188

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0188

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0188

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm spss_data_collection 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_data_collection:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm spss_data_collection 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_data_collection:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm spss_data_collection 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_data_collection:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm spss_dimensions 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_dimensions:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0188

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