CVE-2012-1957

N/A Unknown
Published: July 18, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

An unspecified parser-utility class in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 does not properly handle EMBED elements within description elements in RSS feeds, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a feed.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00011.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00012.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00013.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00016.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/84000
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1088.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49965
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49968
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49972
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49977
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49979
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49992
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49993
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49994
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-47.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54583
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027256
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027257
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027258
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1510-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=750096
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16844
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00011.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/84000
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1088.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49965
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49968
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49972
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49977
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49979
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49992
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49993
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49994
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-47.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027257
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027258
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1510-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=750096
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.1%
79th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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