What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-5316?

CVE-2012-5316 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5 (Low). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-5316?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-5316. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.2%.

Spam Virus Firewall 600 Firmware CVE-2012-5316

LOW

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

2012-10-08 cve@mitre.org

XSS Spam Virus Firewall 600 Firmware Spam Virus Firewall 600

3.5

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

3.5 LOW

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 08, 2012 - 17:55 cve.org

LOW 3.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall 600 Firmware 4.0.1.009 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) Troubleshooting in the Trace route Device module or (2) LDAP Username in the LDAP Configuration module.

AnalysisAI

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall 600 Firmware 4.0.1.009 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), 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 Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall 600 Firmware 4.0.1.009 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) Troubleshooting in the Trace route Device module or (2) LDAP Username in the LDAP Configuration module. Affected products include: Barracudanetworks Spam \& Virus Firewall 600 Firmware, Barracudanetworks Spam \& Virus Firewall 600.

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.