What is CVE-2012-2996?

CVE-2012-2996 is a vulnerability in Trendmicro Interscan Messaging Security Suite, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2012-09-17.

Is CVE-2012-2996 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Trendmicro Interscan Messaging Security Suite

CVE-2012-2996

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in saveAccountSubTab.imss in Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Suite 7.1-Build_Win32_1394 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create admin accounts via a saveAuth action.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.017 (74.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Trendmicro Interscan_messaging_security_suite — versions 7.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Exploit, third-party-advisory)
cret@cert.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2996?: CVE-2012-2996 is a vulnerability in Trendmicro Interscan Messaging Security Suite, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2012-09-17.
Is CVE-2012-2996 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.