Is CVE-2012-2161 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2161 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2161?

CVE-2012-2161 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2161

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in deferredView.jsp in IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS), as used in IBM Security AppScan Source 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 and IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library 6.0 and 6.0.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.8% (78th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2155)
Published: June 20, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2155 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / security appscan source
ibm / security appscan source
ibm / security appscan source
ibm / security appscan source
ibm / security appscan source
ibm / security appscan source
ibm / spss data collection
ibm / spss data collection

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596690(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21598423(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74833

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

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