CVE-2012-5624 describes a vulnerability in the XMLHttpRequest object of Qt versions prior to 4.8.4, allowing HTTP redirection to the file scheme. This flaw enables man-in-the-middle attackers to force the reading of arbitrary local files through a file: URL in a QML application, potentially exposing sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and requires no authentication, but only impacts confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:digia:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.41CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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