FKIE_CVE-2012-5956

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-12-11 12:18 - Updated: 2026-04-29 01:13
Severity
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine AssetExplorer 5.6 before service pack 5614 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via fields in XML asset data to discoveryServlet/WsDiscoveryServlet, as demonstrated by the DocRoot/Computer_Information/output element.
References
cret@cert.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/571068Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cret@cert.orghttp://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/571068Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
zohocorp manageengine_assetexplorer *
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  "id": "CVE-2012-5956",
  "lastModified": "2026-04-29T01:13:23.040",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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