Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-5837
The Web Developer Toolbar in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 executes script with chrome privileges, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2012-5837
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:14.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:15.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:16.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5837
0.75%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 81 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-5837
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6.8
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
|
6.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-5837
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-5837
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html
openSUSE-SU-2012:1586-1: moderate: update for xulrunner
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html
openSUSE-SU-2012:1585-1: moderate: update for MozillaThunderbird
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html
openSUSE-SU-2012:1583-1: moderate: update for MozillaFirefox
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3
USN-1638-3: Firefox regressions | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-102.html
Script entered into Developer Toolbar runs with chrome privileges — MozillaVendor Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1592-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1
USN-1638-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56645
Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-5837 Developer Toolbar Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=800363
800363 - (CVE-2012-5837) XSS in Web Developer Toolbar's chrome privilege page
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16542
Repository / Oval Repository
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2013:0175-1: important: security update
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80180
Mozilla Firefox Developer Toolbar privilege escalation CVE-2012-5837 Vulnerability Report
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