CVE-2012-5003

high

Description

nxapplet.jar in No Machine NX Web Companion 3.x and earlier does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) SiteUrl or (2) RedirectUrl parameter that points to a Trojan Horse client.zip update file.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72712

http://secunia.com/advisories/47685

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/0466.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0161.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-09-19

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01469