Parallels
CVE-2012-5004
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, M complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.29%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Parallels H-Sphere 3.3 Patch 1 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of admins for requests that (1) add group plans via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Parallels H-Sphere 3.3 Patch 1 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of admins for requests that (1) add group plans via admin/group_plans.html or (2) add extra packages via admin/extra_packs/create_extra_pack.html. Affected products include: Parallels H-Sphere.
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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Parallels H-Sphere 3.3 Patch 1 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of admins for requests that (1) add group plans via admin/group_plans.html or (2) add extra packages via admin/extra_packs/create_extra_pack.html.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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Directory traversal vulnerability in Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.2.2 (build 55879) affecting the PVMP package u
The Web Client of Parallels Remote Application Server v18.0 is vulnerable to Host Header Injection attacks. Rated high s
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740) where the snapshot function
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Parallels Desktop for Mac 20.1.1 that allows a local attacker with user-level priv
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740) affecting the Snapshot dele
SQL injection vulnerability in admin/plib/api-rpc/Agent.php in Parallels Plesk Panel 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 MU#2, 9.x be
Parallels 13 uses cleartext HTTP as part of the update process, allowing man-in-the-middle attacks. Rated high severity
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Parallels Plesk Panel 9.5 allows XSS in target/locales/tr-TR/help/index.htm? via the "fileName" parameter. Rated medium
Improper privilege management vulnerability in Parallels Desktop Software, which affects versions earlier than 19.3.0. R
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