CVE-2012-2161

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in deferredView.jsp in IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS), as used in IBM Security AppScan Source 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 and IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library 6.0 and 6.0.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

Published: 2012-06-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2161 is rated Moderate Risk (45/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.77%). EPSS rose +1.48% 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-2012-2161

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 0.29% 1.77% +1.48%
2 2025-12-06 0.35% 0.29% -0.06%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.35% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2161

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2161

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2161

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm security_appscan_source 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan_source 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan_source 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan_source 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan_source 8.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan_source 8.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan_source:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2161

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