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CVE-2012-1842


Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in checkQKMProg.htm on the Quantum Scalar i500 tape library with firmware before i7.0.3 (604G.GS00100), also distributed as the Dell ML6000 tape library with firmware before A20-00 (590G.GS00100), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-1842 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from quantum, from quantum, from dell and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2012-03-22T10:17:11.050

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware ≤ i7.0.2 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware i2 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware i3 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware i3.1 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware i4 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware i5 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware i5.1 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware i6 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware i6.1 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware i7 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware i7.0.1 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware sp4 Yes
Application quantum scalar_i500_firmware sp4.2 Yes
Hardware quantum scalar_i500 5u Yes
Hardware quantum scalar_i500 14u Yes
Hardware quantum scalar_i500 23u Yes
Application dell powervault_ml6000_firmware 585g.gs003 Yes
Hardware dell powervault_ml6000 32u Yes
Hardware dell powervault_ml6000 41u Yes
Hardware dell powervault_ml6010 5u Yes
Hardware dell powervault_ml6020 14u Yes
Hardware dell powervault_ml6030 23u Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For quantum's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.