CVE-2012-5851

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5851
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-15 11:58:40 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionhtml/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Safari 5.1.7 All All All
Application Apple Webkit All All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.0 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.1 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.10 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.11 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.12 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.14 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.16 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.17 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.18 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.2 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.20 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.21 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.22 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.23 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.24 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.25 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.26 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.27 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.28 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.29 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.3 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.31 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.32 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.33 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.35 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.36 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.37 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.39 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.4 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.48 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.49 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.50 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.51 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.52 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.53 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.54 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.55 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.56 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.57 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.58 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.59 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.6 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.60 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.62 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.63 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.64 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.65 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.67 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.7 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.76 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.78 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.79 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.8 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.89 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.9 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.91 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.92 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.94 All All All
Application Google Chrome 22.0.1229.95 All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Bug 92692 – WebKit XSS Auditor bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.webkit.org Exploit
Open Security Research: Simple Cross Site Scripting Vector That Webkit XSS Auditor Ignores af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.opensecurityresearch.com Exploit
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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