XSS in Apple Safari
CVE-2012-5851
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.023 (81.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Safari — versions 5.1.7
- Apple Webkit
- Google Chrome — versions 22.0.1229.0, 22.0.1229.1, 22.0.1229.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)