CVE-2012-4144

N/A Unknown
Published: August 06, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

Opera before 12.01 on Windows and UNIX, and before 11.66 and 12.x before 12.01 on Mac OS X, does not properly escape characters in DOM elements, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanisms via a crafted HTML document.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1025/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1166/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1201/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unix/1201/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1201/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1025/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.2%
64th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

linux apple microsoft opera