Is CVE-2012-4853 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4853 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4853?

CVE-2012-4853 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-4853

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 before 6.1.0.45, 7.0 before 7.0.0.25, 8.0 before 8.0.0.5, and 8.5 before 8.5.0.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that trigger information disclosure.

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: 1.0% (62th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4778)
Published: November 14, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4778 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1.0.2 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0013-2007 - archived
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.1.0.2 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0012-2007 - archived
IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V6.1.0.2 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0014-2007 - archived

References

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

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