CVE-2018-12480
NetIQ Access Manager XSS vulnerability in versions prior to 4.4 SP3
Mitigates an XSS issue in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to 4.4 SP3.
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
Mitigates an XSS issue in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to 4.4 SP3.
- Record
CVE-2018-12480- 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
NetIQ Access Manager XSS vulnerability in versions prior to 4.4 SP3
Mitigates an XSS issue in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to 4.4 SP3.
- Record
CVE-2018-12480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4450
Mitigates an XSS issue in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to 4.4 SP3.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4450- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-25gm-f4jj-c4jm
Mitigates an XSS issue in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to 4.4 SP3.
Mitigates an XSS issue in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to 4.4 SP3.
- Record
GHSA-25gm-f4jj-c4jm- 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-2018-12480 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Microfocus Access Manager, published November 15, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.