medium
4.3
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-3992: XSS

First published: Wed Oct 10 2012(Updated: )

Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 do not properly manage history data, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or obtain sensitive POST content via vectors involving a location.hash write operation and history navigation that triggers the loading of a URL into the history object.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Firefox<10.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird<10.0.8
Firefox<16.0
Thunderbird<16.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.13
Ubuntu=10.04
Ubuntu=11.04
Ubuntu=11.10
Ubuntu=12.04
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=6.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp3
Firefox ESR<10.0.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-3992?

    CVE-2012-3992 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote attackers to perform XSS attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-3992?

    To mitigate CVE-2012-3992, users should update Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey to the latest versions released after the vulnerability was identified.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2012-3992?

    CVE-2012-3992 affects Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, and certain versions of Firefox ESR and Thunderbird ESR before specific patch releases.

  • Can CVE-2012-3992 lead to data leakage?

    Yes, CVE-2012-3992 can potentially allow attackers to obtain sensitive POST content, leading to data leakage.

  • What types of attacks can be conducted using CVE-2012-3992?

    CVE-2012-3992 can be exploited to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

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