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CVE-2012-5851

N/A
Published: November 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsChromeSafariWebkit

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp in WebCore in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome through 22 and Safari 5.1.7, does not consider all possible output contexts of reflected data, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via a crafted string, aka rdar problem 12019108.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.opensecurityresearch.com/2012/09/simple-cross-site-scripting-vector-that.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92692
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80072

CVSS

4.3MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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