Information disclosure in Digia Qt
CVE-2012-5624
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitrary local files and possibly obtain sensitive information via a file: URL to a QML application.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Digia Qt
- Qt — versions 1.41, 1.42, 1.43
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.04, 11.10, 12.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00048.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1723-1 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/52217 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/96311def2466dd44de64d77a1c815b22fbf68f71
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/8 (mailing-list)
- codereview.qt-project.org/
- lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2012-November/000014.html (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00045.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00034.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5624?
- CVE-2012-5624 is a vulnerability in Digia Qt, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2013-02-24.
- Is CVE-2012-5624 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.