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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-2446 · published 9 July 2012

CVE-2012-2446: Netsweeper cross-site scripting vulnerability

Netsweeper · Netsweeper

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in tools/local_lookup.php in the WebAdmin Portal in Netsweeper allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter in a lookup action.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.1% · top 36.8% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in tools/local_lookup.php in the WebAdmin Portal in Netsweeper allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter in a lookup action.

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://infosec42.blogspot.com/2012/07/cve-2012-2446-cve-2012-2447-cve-2012.html Exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763795 US Government Resource
http://infosec42.blogspot.com/2012/07/cve-2012-2446-cve-2012-2447-cve-2012.html Exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763795 US Government Resource

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-2446), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-01). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.