What is CVE-2012-6494?

CVE-2012-6494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2012-6494?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2012-6494 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Rapid7 Nexpose

CVE-2012-6494

Rapid7 Nexpose before 5.5.4 contains a session hijacking vulnerability which allows remote attackers to capture a user's session and gain unauthorized access.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Rapid7 Nexpose
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

zhanpengliu-tencent/medium-cve

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6494?: CVE-2012-6494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2012-6494?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2012-6494 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.