Is CVE-2012-2996 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2996 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2996?

CVE-2012-2996 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-2996

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in saveAccountSubTab.imss in Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Suite 7.1-Build_Win32_1394 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create admin accounts via a saveAuth action.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-352
EPSS score: 1.7% (77th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2974)
Published: September 17, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2974 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

trendmicro / interscan messaging security suite

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/50620
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471364(Exploit, US Government Resource)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027544

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

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