CVE-2012-1990 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 75)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric Kerweb before 3.0.1 and Kerwin before 6.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the evtvariablename parameter in an evts.xml action to kw.dll, (2) unspecified search fields, or (3) unspecified content-display fields.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.61% — more likely to be exploited than 75% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-05-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| schneider-electric | kerweb |
| schneider-electric | kerwin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Schneider Electric Telecontrol Kerweb 3.0.0/6.0.0 - 'kw.dll' HTML Injection | 2012-05-06 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49041
- http://www.phocean.net/2012/05/08/cve-2012-1990-kerwebkerwin-xss-vulnerabilities.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53409
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49041
- http://www.phocean.net/2012/05/08/cve-2012-1990-kerwebkerwin-xss-vulnerabilities.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53409
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