# CVE-2012-0189: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML documents exploiting ActiveX control vulnerabilities in IBM SPSS SamplePower.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jan 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v5pq-4f68-4jx2

## What is CVE-2012-0189?

CVE-2012-0189 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the (1) PrintFile and (2) SaveDoc methods in the VsVIEW6 ActiveX control in VsVIEW6.ocx in IBM SPSS SamplePower 3.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0189?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Spss Samplepower.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-0189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-6724](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6724/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-5945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5945/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-5946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5946/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-5947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5947/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2013-0593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0593/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0189 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0189 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0189/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0189/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0189
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0189
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0189

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