VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-5956

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM

EPSS probability4.09%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2012-12-11

Last modified2026-06-16

CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references

cret@cert.org — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cret@cert.org — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory