medium
4.3
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-5881: XSS

First published: Fri Nov 16 2012(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI 2.4.0 through 2.9.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to charts.swf, a similar issue to CVE-2010-4207.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Yahoo Yui=2.4.0
Yahoo Yui=2.4.1
Yahoo Yui=2.5.0
Yahoo Yui=2.5.1
Yahoo Yui=2.5.2
Yahoo Yui=2.6.0
Yahoo Yui=2.7.0
Yahoo Yui=2.8.0
Yahoo Yui=2.8.1
Yahoo Yui=2.8.1-pr1
Yahoo Yui=2.8.2
Yahoo Yui=2.9.0
Yahoo Yui=2.9.0-pr2
Yahoo Yui=2.9.0-pr4
<=10.0.0

Remedy

http://yuilibrary.com/support/20121030-vulnerability/

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this YUI library vulnerability?

    The vulnerability ID for this YUI library vulnerability is CVE-2012-5881.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-5881?

    The severity of CVE-2012-5881 is medium with a severity value of 4.3.

  • What is affected by CVE-2012-5881?

    The YUI library versions 2.4.0 to 2.9.0 are affected by CVE-2012-5881.

  • How does CVE-2012-5881 work?

    CVE-2012-5881 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the Flash component infrastructure in the YUI library.

  • Are there any references for CVE-2012-5881?

    Yes, here are some references for CVE-2012-5881: [link1](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56385), [link2](http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/10/30/security-announcement-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-2/), [link3](http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/11/05/post-mortem-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-2/).

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