CVE - CVE-2012-4195

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-4195	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The nsLocation::CheckURL function in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0.2, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.10, Thunderbird before 16.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.13.2 does not properly determine the calling document and principal in its return value, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site, and makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code by leveraging certain add-on behavior.
References
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BID:56302 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56302 CONFIRM:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-90.html CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=793121 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16856 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16856 REDHAT:RHSA-2012:1407 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1407.html REDHAT:RHSA-2012:1413 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1413.html SECUNIA:51121 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51121 SECUNIA:51123 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51123 SECUNIA:51127 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51127 SECUNIA:51144 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51144 SECUNIA:51146 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51146 SECUNIA:51147 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51147 SECUNIA:51165 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51165 SECUNIA:55318 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/55318 SUSE:SUSE-SU-2012:1426 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00025.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2012:1412 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00019.html UBUNTU:USN-1620-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1620-1 UBUNTU:USN-1620-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1620-2
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20120808	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120808)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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