What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-1990?

CVE-2012-1990 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-1990?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-1990. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.4%.

Kerweb CVE-2012-1990

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2012-05-22 cve@mitre.org

Schneider Electric XSS Kerweb Kerwin

4.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 22, 2012 - 16:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric Kerweb before 3.0.1 and Kerwin before 6.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the evtvariablename parameter in an evts.xml action to kw.dll, (2) unspecified search fields, or (3) unspecified content-display fields.

AnalysisAI

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric Kerweb before 3.0.1 and Kerwin before 6.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric Kerweb before 3.0.1 and Kerwin before 6.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the evtvariablename parameter in an evts.xml action to kw.dll, (2) unspecified search fields, or (3) unspecified content-display fields. Affected products include: Schneider-Electric Kerweb, Schneider-Electric Kerwin. Version information: before 3.0.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.