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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2012-1795

Webglimpse

Webglimpse

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Severity
CVSS 7.5 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploitation attempts observed in the wild
EPSS
4.2%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2012-1795 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Webglimpse. webglimpse.cgi in Webglimpse before 2.20.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query parameter,...

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Also reported by third-party sources. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Webglimpse.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Webglimpse

webglimpse.cgi in Webglimpse before 2.20.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query parameter, as exploited in the wild in March 2012.

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Published
20 Mar 2012
Exploitation Attempts Reported
20 Mar 2012
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
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CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1795
  • VU#364363 kb.cert.org · Third-Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/364363
  • 48452 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/48452
  • 1026825 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026825
  • 80344 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/80344

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild

CVE

Recorded 20 Mar 2012

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2012-03-20 18:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

7.5 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

4.2%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE-78

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 18:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party report of exploitation attempts

  2. 18:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

Pro API

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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2012-1795

Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2012-1795",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.04167,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}