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CVE-2012-1258

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

cgi-bin/userprefs.cgi in Plixer International Scrutinizer NetFlow & sFlow Analyzer before 9.0.1.19899 does not validate user permissions, which allow remote attackers to add user accounts with administrator privileges via the newuser, pwd, and selectedUserGroup parameters.

Affected products

• Plixer Scrutinizer Netflow & Sflow Analyzer: before 9.0.1.19899 — fixed in 9.0.1.19899

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Plixer Scrutinizer Netflow & Sflow Analyzer 9.0.1.19899. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111791/Scrutinizer-8.6.2-Bypass-Cross-Site-Scripting-SQL-Injection.html
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18750
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52989
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74824
• https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/twsl2012-008-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-scrutinizer-netflow-sflow-analyzer/
• http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111791/Scrutinizer-8.6.2-Bypass-Cross-Site-Scripting-SQL-Injection.html
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18750
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52989
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74824
• https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/twsl2012-008-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-scrutinizer-netflow-sflow-analyzer/

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