6.1

CVE-2018-12241: symantec corporation symantec security analytics (sa) Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.0MediumModified
Published 27-11-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12241 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in symantec corporation symantec security analytics (sa). EPSS estimates a 1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.00%
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. 27-11-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Symantec Security Analytics (SA) 7.x prior to 7.3.4 Web UI is susceptible to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A remote attacker with knowledge of the SA web UI hostname or IP address can craft a malicious URL for the SA web UI and target SA web UI users with phishing attacks or other social engineering techniques. A successful attack allows injecting malicious JavaScript code into the SA web UI client application.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.00%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

62%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.00% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.00%

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

Symantec1 product
Symantec corporation1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links