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)

Published 2020-01-25 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Rapid7 Nexpose

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

zhanpengliu-tencent/medium-cve

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/57150 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80982 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

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.