XSS in Symantec Security Analytics
CVE-2018-12241
The Symantec Security Analytics (SA) 7.x prior to 7.3.4 Web UI is susceptible to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A remote attacker with knowledge of the SA web UI hostname or IP address can craft a malicious URL for the SA web UI and target SA web UI users with phishing attacks or other social engineering techniques. A successful attack allows injecting malicious JavaScript code into the SA web UI client application.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Security Analytics
- Symantec Corporation Security Analytics (Sa) — versions SA 7.x prior to 7.3.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.symantec.com/content/unifiedweb/en_US/article.SYMSA1466.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105965 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12241?
- CVE-2018-12241 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Security Analytics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-11-27.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12241?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.