What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-6658?

CVE-2012-6658 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: 2.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-6658?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-6658. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.4%.

Spiceworks CVE-2012-6658

MEDIUM

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

2014-09-17 cve@mitre.org

XSS Spiceworks

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

Sep 17, 2014 - 15:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SpiceWorks 5.3.75941 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) syslocation, (2) syscontact, or (3) sysName configuration in snmpd.conf. NOTE: this entry was SPLIT from CVE-2012-2956 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.

AnalysisAI

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SpiceWorks 5.3.75941 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) syslocation, (2) syscontact, or (3) sysName. 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 SpiceWorks 5.3.75941 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) syslocation, (2) syscontact, or (3) sysName configuration in snmpd.conf. NOTE: this entry was SPLIT from CVE-2012-2956 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. Affected products include: Spiceworks.

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.