Is CVE-2012-6272 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6272 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6272?

CVE-2012-6272 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-6272

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 6.5.0.1, 7.0.0.1, and 7.1.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the topic parameter to html/index_main.htm in (1) help/sm/en/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (2) help/sm/es/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (3) help/sm/ja/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (4) help/sm/de/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (5) help/sm/fr/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (6) help/sm/zh/Output/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, (7) help/hip/en/msgguide/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/, or (8) help/hip/en/msgguide/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/.

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: 2.8% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-6127)
Published: January 25, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-6127 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dell / openmanage server administrator
dell / openmanage server administrator
dell / openmanage server administrator

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/950172(US Government Resource)

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

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