4.3

CVE-2012-4597: mcafee email_and_web_security Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 22-08-2012Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4597 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in mcafee email_and_web_security. EPSS estimates a 1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.15%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-08-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

66%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.15% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.15%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mcafee2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

3 links