CVE-2012-4853

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 before 6.1.0.45, 7.0 before 7.0.0.25, 8.0 before 8.0.0.5, and 8.5 before 8.5.0.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that trigger information disclosure.

Published: 2012-11-14 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4853 is rated Moderate Risk (48.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.01%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4853

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 0.16% 1.01% +0.84%
2 2025-03-30 0.13% 0.16% +0.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.13% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4853

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4853

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4853

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.27 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.29 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.33 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.35 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.37 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.39 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.41 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.0.43 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 6.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 7.0.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 8.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 8.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 8.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4853

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