CVE-2012-1472

VMware vCenter Chargeback Manager (aka CBM) before 2.0.1 does not properly handle XML API requests, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2012-03-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1472 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.93%). EPSS rose +1.09% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1472

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 0.84% 1.93% +1.09%
2 2025-03-30 0.90% 0.84% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.90% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1472

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1472

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1472

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware vcenter_chargeback_manager <= 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_chargeback_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_chargeback_manager 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_chargeback_manager:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1472

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