Is CVE-2012-5956 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5956 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5956?

CVE-2012-5956 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-5956

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 4.1%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine AssetExplorer 5.6 before service pack 5614 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via fields in XML asset data to discoveryServlet/WsDiscoveryServlet, as demonstrated by the DocRoot/Computer_Information/output 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: 4.1% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5830)
Published: December 11, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5830 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

zohocorp / manageengine assetexplorer

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/571068(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.html(Vendor Advisory)

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

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