CVE-2012-2552

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SQL Server Report Manager in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2 and SQL Server 2005 SP4, 2008 SP2 and SP3, 2008 R2 SP1, and 2012 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter, aka "Reflected XSS Vulnerability."

Published: 2012-10-09 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-2552 is rated Moderate Risk (46.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 44.36%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2552

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 2025-10-18 57.73% 44.36% -13.37%
2 2025-03-30 65.60% 57.73% -7.87%
3 2025-03-29 65.60%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2552

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-2012-2552

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2552

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft sql_server 2005 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp4:express_advanced_services:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2005 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp4:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2005 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp4:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2005 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:sp4:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:r2_sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:r2_sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:r2_sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:sp3:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:sp3:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2008:sp3:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2012 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2012 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:-:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server_reporting_services 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_reporting_services:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2552

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