XSS in Yahoo Yui
CVE-2012-5881
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI 2.4.0 through 2.9.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to charts.swf, a similar issue to CVE-2010-4207.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (83.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Yahoo Yui — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/11/05/post-mortem-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-2/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/10/30/security-announcement-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-…
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56385 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80118 (vdb-entry)
- yuilibrary.com/support/20121030-vulnerability/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5881?
- CVE-2012-5881 is a vulnerability in Yahoo Yui, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2012-11-16.
- Is CVE-2012-5881 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.