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CVE-2012-5851

Published: Nov 15, 2012

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

webkit-webcore-sec-bypass(80072)

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

http://blog.opensecurityresearch.com/2012/09/simple-cross-site-scripting-vector-that.html

x_refsource_MISC

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92692

x_refsource_CONFIRM

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