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CVE-2012-6662

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-6662 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the jQuery UI Tooltip widget, specifically within the jquery.ui.tooltip.js file before version 1.10.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the title attribute, which is not properly sanitized in the autocomplete combo box demo. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a potential impact of partial 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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jqueryui:jquery_ui:1.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:jquery:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0646 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (19)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.webjars.npm:jquery-uiFixed in: 1.10.0
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: jquery-uiFixed in: 1.10.0
nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: jQuery.UI.CombinedFixed in: 1.10.0
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ipa-0:4.1.0-18.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ipa-0:3.0.0-47.el6
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: jquery-ui-railsFixed in: 4.0.0
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 6Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-jquery-ui-rails
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise LinuxFixed in: ror40-rubygem-jquery-rails
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise LinuxFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: CloudForms Management Engine 5Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: OpenShift Enterprise 1Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: OpenStack ForemanFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-jquery-ui-rails
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: python-sphinx
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: python-sphinx
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: yelp-xsl

Vendor Advisories (2)

npmGHSA-qqxp-xp9v-vvx6medium

jquery-ui Tooltip widget vulnerable to XSS

Oct 24, 2017
redhatCVE-2012-6662Moderate

jquery-ui: XSS vulnerability in default content in Tooltip widget

Nov 27, 2012

References

bugs.jqueryui.com / ticket/8859
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
bugs.jqueryui.com / ticket/8861
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0442.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1462.html
seclists.org / oss-sec/2014/q4/613
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org / oss-sec/2014/q4/616
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/98697
github.com / jquery/jquery/issues/2432
github.com / jquery/jquery-ui/commit/5fee6fd5000072ff32f2d65b6451f39af9e0e39e
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / jquery/jquery-ui/commit/f2854408cce7e4b7fc6bf8676761904af9c96bde
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/71107