Is CVE-2012-2173 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2173 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2173?

CVE-2012-2173 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2173

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

The ODBC driver in IBM Security AppScan Source 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 sends an SHA-1 hash of the connection password during connections to a solidDB database, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-255
EPSS score: 1.2% (67th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2167)
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-2012-2167 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

References

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

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