CVE-2012-4899

WellinTech KingView 6.5.3 and earlier uses a weak password-hashing algorithm, which makes it easier for local users to discover credentials by reading an unspecified file.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-4899 is rated Low Risk (13.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4899

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
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-2012-4899

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4899

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4899

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wellintech kingview <= 6.53 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wellintech kingview 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wellintech kingview 6.5.30.2010.18018 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:6.5.30.2010.18018:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wellintech kingview 6.52 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:6.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wellintech kingview 65.30.2010.18018 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:65.30.2010.18018:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wellintech kingview 65.30.17249 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:65.30.17249:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4899

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