Is CVE-2012-2585 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2585 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2585?

CVE-2012-2585 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2585

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message body with (1) a SCRIPT element, (2) a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) expression property, (3) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, or (4) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, or an e-mail message subject with (5) a SCRIPT element, (6) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, (7) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, (8) a crafted CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element, or (9) a data: URL in the CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element.

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: 1.4% (72th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2571)
Published: August 12, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2571 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

manageengine / servicedesk plus

References

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20356/(Exploit)

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

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