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CVE-2012-4597 Details

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77979	CVE
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10026	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027444	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77979	[email protected]
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10026	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027444	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mcafee email and web security	5.5 5.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
mcafee email gateway	7.0.0 7.0.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 22, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]