CVE-2012-1966 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox versions 4.x through 13.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6. The flaw stems from inconsistent context-menu restrictions for data: URLs compared to javascript: URLs, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious scripts via specially crafted URLs. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily impacting integrity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:4.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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