Is CVE-2012-5990 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5990 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5990?

CVE-2012-5990 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-5990

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Health Monitor Login pages in Cisco Prime Network Control System (NCS) and Wireless Control System (WCS) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCud18375.

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: 1.5% (75th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5864)
Published: September 6, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5864 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / prime network control system
cisco / wireless control system

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/830316(US Government Resource)

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

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