CVE-2012-5851 | BDVDB-2026-53437 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80072
http://blog.opensecurityresearch.com/2012/09/simple-cross-site-scripting-vector-that.html
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92692

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12012-11-15Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.