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CVE-2012-5956

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine AssetExplorer 5.6 before...

4.3 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.09%Up 3.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

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.

Record
CVE-2012-5956
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2012-5956
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5830 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2012-5830
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4whp-rm78-qmqj No score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine AssetExplorer 5.6 before...

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.

Record
GHSA-4whp-rm78-qmqj
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2012-5956 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Zohocorp Manageengine Assetexplorer, published December 11, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.09%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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