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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-1512 · published 16 March 2012

CVE-2012-1512: Vmware vsphere cross-site scripting vulnerability

Vmware · Vsphere

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the internal browser in vSphere Client in VMware vSphere 4.1 before Update 2 and 5.0 before Update 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted log-file entry.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% · top 20.4% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the internal browser in vSphere Client in VMware vSphere 4.1 before Update 2 and 5.0 before Update 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted log-file entry.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/80119
http://secunia.com/advisories/48387
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52525
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026817
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74093
http://osvdb.org/80119
http://secunia.com/advisories/48387
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52525
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026817
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74093

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-1512), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-14). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.