CVE-2012-3018

The lockout-recovery feature in the Security Configurator component in ICONICS GENESIS32 9.22 and earlier and BizViz 9.22 and earlier uses an improper encryption algorithm for generation of an authentication code, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain administrative access by predicting a challenge response.

Published: 2012-07-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-3018 is rated Low Risk (21.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3018

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 0.04% 0.21% +0.17%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3018

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
3.4 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3018

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3018

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
iconics genesis32 <= 9.22 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:genesis32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics genesis32 8.05 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:genesis32:8.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics genesis32 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:genesis32:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics genesis32 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:genesis32:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics genesis32 9.01 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:genesis32:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics genesis32 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:genesis32:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics genesis32 9.13 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:genesis32:9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics genesis32 9.20 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:genesis32:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics genesis32 9.21 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:genesis32:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics bizviz <= 9.22 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:bizviz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics bizviz 8.05 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:bizviz:8.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics bizviz 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:bizviz:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics bizviz 9.01 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:bizviz:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics bizviz 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:bizviz:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics bizviz 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:bizviz:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics bizviz 9.13 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:bizviz:9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics bizviz 9.20 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:bizviz:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iconics bizviz 9.21 cpe:2.3:a:iconics:bizviz:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3018

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