Is CVE-2012-1842 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1842 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1842?

CVE-2012-1842 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

CVE-2012-1842

LOW · CVSS 3.5EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in checkQKMProg.htm on the Quantum Scalar i500 tape library with firmware before i7.0.3 (604G.GS00100), also distributed as the Dell ML6000 tape library with firmware before A20-00 (590G.GS00100), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.5 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.2% (68th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-1852)
Published: March 22, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1852 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dell / powervault ml6000
dell / powervault ml6000
dell / powervault ml6000 firmware
dell / powervault ml6010
dell / powervault ml6020
dell / powervault ml6030
quantum / scalar i500
quantum / scalar i500
quantum / scalar i500
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware
quantum / scalar i500 firmware

References

http://osvdb.org/80225
http://osvdb.org/80239
http://secunia.com/advisories/48403
http://secunia.com/advisories/48453
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/913483(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8NNKN8(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8NVRPY(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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