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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5851
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5851
Aliases CVE-2012-5851
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
ubuntu-priority medium https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5851.json
Reference id Reference type URL
http://blog.opensecurityresearch.com/2012/09/simple-cross-site-scripting-vector-that.html
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92692
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5851
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5851
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added July 19, 2012
Description WebKit Cross-Site Scripting Filter - 'Cross-Site ScriptingAuditor.cpp' Security Bypass
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date July 19, 2012
Exploit type webapps
Platform php
Source update date Aug. 31, 2015
Source URL https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56570/info

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Patch URL
There are no known patches.

There are no known vectors.

There are no SSVC decisions available.