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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-4195 Detail

Description

The nsLocation::CheckURL function in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0.2, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.10, Thunderbird before 16.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.13.2 does not properly determine the calling document and principal in its return value, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site, and makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code by leveraging certain add-on behavior.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00019.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00025.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1407.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1413.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51121 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51123 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51127 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51144 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51146 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51147 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51165 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/55318 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-90.html CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56302 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1620-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1620-2 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=793121 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16856 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4195
NVD Published Date:
10/29/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
MITRE