CVE-2012-0242

Exp

Format string vulnerability in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a message string.

Published: 2012-02-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0242 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.17%, 93th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-0242

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
17772 exploit_db edb 2011-09-02 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0242

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 2026-06-26 7.25% 7.17% -0.08%
2 2026-06-15 4.81% 7.25% +2.44%
3 2026-06-10 — 4.81% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0242

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0242

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0242

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
advantech advantech_webaccess <= 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:advantech:advantech_webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advantech advantech_webaccess 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:advantech:advantech_webaccess:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0242

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