CVE-2012-6272

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 6.5.0.1, 7.0.0.1, and 7.1.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the topic parameter to html/index_main.htm in (1) help/sm/en/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (2) help/sm/es/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (3) help/sm/ja/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (4) help/sm/de/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (5) help/sm/fr/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (6) help/sm/zh/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (7) help/hip/en/msgguide/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, or (8) help/hip/en/msgguide/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.11% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory cert.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/950172 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6272?
CVE-2012-6272 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6272?
To fix CVE-2012-6272, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-6272 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-6272 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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