XSS in Mozilla Bugzilla
CVE-2012-5883
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI 2.8.0 through 2.9.0, as used in Bugzilla 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4, and 4.3.x and 4.4.x before 4.4rc1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to swfstore.swf, a similar issue to CVE-2010-4209.
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: 0.021 (81.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Bugzilla — versions 3.7, 3.7.1, 3.7.2
- Yahoo Yui — versions 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/11/05/post-mortem-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-2/
- www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/10/30/security-announcement-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-…
- www.bugzilla.org/security/3.6.11/
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56385 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80116 (vdb-entry)
- yuilibrary.com/support/20121030-vulnerability/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5883?
- CVE-2012-5883 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Bugzilla, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2012-11-16.
- Is CVE-2012-5883 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.