CVE-2012-0228

Invensys Wonderware Information Server 4.0 SP1 and 4.5 does not properly implement client controls, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2012-04-02 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0228 is rated Moderate Risk (45.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0228

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 2026-01-31 0.56% 0.23% -0.33%
2 2025-03-30 0.85% 0.56% -0.29%
3 2025-03-29 0.85%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0228

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0228

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
invensys wonderware_information_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_information_server:4.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
invensys wonderware_information_server 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_information_server:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0228

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