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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2012-6662 Detail

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default content option in jquery.ui.tooltip.js in the Tooltip widget in jQuery UI before 1.10.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title attribute, which is not properly handled in the autocomplete combo box demo.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/8859 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
http://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/8861 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0442.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1462.html CVE, MITRE
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/613 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/616 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71107 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98697 CVE, MITRE
https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/5fee6fd5000072ff32f2d65b6451f39af9e0e39e CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/f2854408cce7e4b7fc6bf8676761904af9c96bde CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/2432 CVE, MITRE

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-2012-6662
NVD Published Date:
11/24/2014
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE