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CVE-2012-3848

4.3 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web console in Plixer Scrutinizer (aka Dell SonicWALL Scrutinizer) before 9.5.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or H…

Published Jul 31, 2012sonicwallCWE-79EPSS 2.49%

Overview

CVE-2012-3848 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting sonicwall scrutinizer. It was published on July 31, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web console in Plixer Scrutinizer (aka Dell SonicWALL Scrutinizer) before 9.5.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the query string to d4d/exporters.php, (2) the HTTP Referer header to d4d/exporters.php, or (3) unspecified input to d4d/contextMenu.php.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sonicwall. Update scrutinizer to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
sonicwallscrutinizer>= 0, < 9.5.0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3848?

CVE-2012-3848 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting sonicwall scrutinizer. It was published on July 31, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2012-3848?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-3848?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sonicwall. Update scrutinizer to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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