CVE-2012-5841

Published: Nov 21, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 implement cross-origin wrappers with a filtering behavior that does not properly restrict write actions, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site.

Affected (26)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox, Seamonkey, Thunderbird, Thunderbird Esr · Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Server, Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · +2 more

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Mozilla: Firefox, Seamonkey, Thunderbird, Thunderbird Esr · Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Server, Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Eus, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Workstation

4 products

1 product

3 products

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Linux Enterprise Server

Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit

Canonical

1 product

Ubuntu Linux

Redhat

4 products

Enterprise Linux Desktop

Enterprise Linux Eus

Enterprise Linux Server

Enterprise Linux Workstation

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Before 10.0.11
Mozilla Firefox	Before 17.0
Mozilla Seamonkey	Before 2.14
Mozilla Thunderbird	Before 17.0
Mozilla Thunderbird Esr	Before 10.0.11

Configuration B

10 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 11.4
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 12.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 12.2
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 11 sp2
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp2
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp2
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 10 sp4
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 11 sp2

Configuration C

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 11.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.10

Configuration D

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 5.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus	Version 6.3
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 5.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 5.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 6.0

Related CWEs

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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.

References (52)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/87588

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1482.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1483.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51359

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51360

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51369

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51370

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51381

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51434

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51439

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51440

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:173

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-100.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56631

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1636-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=805807

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80178

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16590

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html