CVE-2018-12241
The Symantec Security Analytics (SA) 7.x prior to 7.3.4 Web UI is susceptible to a reflected...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-12241- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-12241- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4219 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4219- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7pw9-f4w8-9mx5
The Symantec Security Analytics (SA) 7.x prior to 7.3.4 Web UI is susceptible to a reflected...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7pw9-f4w8-9mx5- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12241 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Symantec Security Analytics, published November 27, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.