CVE-2012-1261
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgi-bin/scrut_fa_exclusions.cgi in Plixer International Scrutinizer NetFlow and sFlow Analyzer…
- 6.1MediumCVSS base score
- 2.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 17% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgi-bin/scrut_fa_exclusions.cgi in Plixer International Scrutinizer NetFlow and sFlow Analyzer 8.6.2.16204 and other versions before 9.0.1.19899 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the standalone parameter.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Scrutinizer NetFlow & sFlow Analyzer - Multiple Vulnerabilities (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 18750webapps, multiplepublished 19 Apr 2012Verified
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Timeline
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- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111791/Scrutinizer-8.6.2-Bypass-Cross-Site-Scripting-SQL-Injection.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18750 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52989 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74827 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/twsl2012-008-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-scrutinizer-netflow-sflow-analyzer/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2012-1287 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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