Is CVE-2008-7012 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-7012 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7012?

CVE-2008-7012 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2008-7012?

Patch guidance is available from accellion security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-7012.

CVE-2008-7012 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2008-7012?

2 products: accellion secure file transfer appliance, accellion secure file transfer appliance.

Description

courier/1000@/api_error_email.html (aka "error reporting page") in Accellion File Transfer Appliance FTA_7_0_178, and possibly other versions before FTA_7_0_189, allows remote attackers to send spam e-mail via modified description and client_email parameters.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: complete
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ACCELLION
Published: 8/19/2009
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

accellion : secure_file_transfer_applianceaccellion : secure_file_transfer_appliance

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD