Is CVE-2012-2172 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2172 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2172?

CVE-2012-2172 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2172

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SoftwareRegistration.do in the Storage Manager Profiler in IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager before 10.83.xx.18 on DS Series devices allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the updateRegn parameter.

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-2012-2166)
Published: June 22, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2166 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / ds storage manager host software
ibm / ds storage manager host software
ibm / ds storage manager host software
ibm / ds4100
ibm / ds4100
ibm / ds4200
ibm / ds4300
ibm / ds4400
ibm / ds4500
ibm / ds4700
ibm / ds4800
ibm / system storage dcs3700 storage subsystem
ibm / system storage ds3200
ibm / system storage ds3300
ibm / system storage ds3400
ibm / system storage ds3512
ibm / system storage ds3524
ibm / system storage ds3950 express
ibm / system storage ds5020 disk controller
ibm / system storage ds5100 storage controller
ibm / system storage ds5300 storage controller

References

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

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