What it is
CVE-2012-1557 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Parallels Plesk Panel. SQL injection vulnerability in admin/plib/api-rpc/Agent.php in Parallels Plesk Panel 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 MU#2, 9.x before 9.5...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
High confidence
Not in CISA KEV
CVE-2012-1557
Plesk Panel SQL Injection
Parallels / Plesk Panel
- Severity
- CVSS 7.5 · High
- Confidence
- High
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 6.0%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.
Who is affected?
Parallels / Plesk Panel.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Plesk Panel SQL Injection
SQL injection vulnerability in admin/plib/api-rpc/Agent.php in Parallels Plesk Panel 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 MU#2, 9.x before 9.5 MU#11, 10.0.x before MU#13, 10.1.x before MU#22, 10.2.x before MU#16, and 10.3.x before MU#5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in March 2012.
- Published
- 12 Mar 2012
- Exploitation Reported
- 12 Mar 2012
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- —
Tags
php
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1557
- 48262 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/48262
- 79769 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://www.osvdb.org/79769
- plesk-unspec-unauth-access(73628) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73628
- 52267 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52267
- 1026760 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026760
- [oss-security] 20120308 CVE-request: Parallels Plesk Panel admin/plib/api-rpc/Agent.php Unspecified SQL Injection openwall.com · Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/3
- h-online.com/security/news/item/Bug-in-Plesk-administrati... h-online.com · CVE Record http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Bug-in-Plesk-administratio...
- kb.parallels.com/en/113321 kb.parallels.com · CVE Record http://kb.parallels.com/en/113321
- download1.parallels.com/Plesk/PP10/parallels-plesk-panel-10-windows-... download1.parallels.com · CVE Record http://download1.parallels.com/Plesk/PP10/parallels-plesk-panel-10-wi...
- download1.parallels.com/Plesk/PP10/parallels-plesk-panel-10-linux-up... download1.parallels.com · CVE Record http://download1.parallels.com/Plesk/PP10/parallels-plesk-panel-10-li...
- cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2012/haavoittuvuus-2012-035.... cert.fi · CVE Record http://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2012/haavoittuvuus-2012-035.html
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CVE
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
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Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2012-03-12 19:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
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Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
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Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v2.0
7.5
High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
6.0%
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
-
Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
-
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
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- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2012-1557
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2012-1557",
"confidence": "High",
"cvss_score": 7.5,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.06041,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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