Is CVE-2012-1258 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-1258 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-1258?

CVE-2012-1258 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-1258?

CVE-2012-1258 has an EPSS score of 3.33% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1258?

Upgrade scrutinizer netflow \& sflow analyzer to 9.0.1.19899 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-1258

MEDIUMEPSS 87th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

cgi-bin/userprefs.cgi in Plixer International Scrutinizer NetFlow & sFlow Analyzer before 9.0.1.19899 does not validate user permissions, which allow remote attackers to add user accounts with administrator privileges via the newuser, pwd, and selectedUserGroup parameters.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

scrutinizer netflow \& sflow analyzerNVD

Affected:< 9.0.1.19899Fixed in:9.0.1.19899CVE-2012-1258derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

3.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Third-Party Advisory2

VDB Entry1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.