CVE-2012-2899 describes a Universal Cross-Site Scripting (UXSS) vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 21.0.1180.82 on iOS, affecting products like Apple Chrome and iPad2. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy by exploiting incorrect calls to WebView methods that trigger an applewebdata: URL, specifically involving the document.write method. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is a medium-severity vulnerability requiring medium attack complexity for a network-based attack, leading to potential information integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 21.0.1180.81CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21.0.1180.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21.0.1180.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21.0.1180.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21.0.1180.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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