Is CVE-2012-5992 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5992 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5992?

CVE-2012-5992 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-5992

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities on Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices with software 7.2.110.0 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add administrative accounts via screens/aaa/mgmtuser_create.html or (2) insert XSS sequences via the headline parameter to screens/base/web_auth_custom.html, aka Bug ID CSCud50283.

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: 1.8% (78th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5866)
Published: December 19, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5866 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / 2000 wireless lan controller
cisco / 2100 wireless lan controller
cisco / 2500 wireless lan controller
cisco / 4100 wireless lan controller
cisco / 4400 wireless lan controller
cisco / 5500 wireless lan controller
cisco / 7500 wireless lan controller
cisco / 8500 wireless lan controller
cisco / wireless lan controller software

References

http://infosec42.blogspot.dk/2012/12/cisco-wlc-csrf-dos-and-persistent-xss.html(Exploit)

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

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