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CVE-2012-5460


Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the help page in Juniper Secure Access (SA) with IVE OS before 7.1r13, 7.2.x before 7.2r7, and 7.3.x before 7.3r2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the WWHSearchWordsText parameter.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-5460 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 17 products from juniper, from juniper, from juniper and 14 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, 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

2013-08-01T13:32:35.103

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System juniper ive_os 7.1 Yes
Operating System juniper ive_os 7.2 Yes
Operating System juniper ive_os 7.3 Yes
Application juniper secure_access_virtual_appliance - Yes
Hardware juniper fips_secure_access_4000 - Yes
Hardware juniper fips_secure_access_4500 - Yes
Hardware juniper fips_secure_access_6000 - Yes
Hardware juniper fips_secure_access_6500 - Yes
Hardware juniper mag2600_gateway - Yes
Hardware juniper mag4610_gateway - Yes
Hardware juniper mag6610_gateway - Yes
Hardware juniper mag6611_gateway - Yes
Hardware juniper secure_access_2000 - Yes
Hardware juniper secure_access_2500 - Yes
Hardware juniper secure_access_4000 - Yes
Hardware juniper secure_access_4500 - Yes
Hardware juniper secure_access_6000 - Yes
Hardware juniper secure_access_6500 - Yes
Hardware juniper secure_access_700 - 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 juniper'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.