CVE-2012-3992 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey versions prior to their respective 16.0/10.0.8/2.13 releases. This flaw, rated with a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), allows remote attackers to inject scripts or obtain sensitive POST data through a location.hash write operation combined with history navigation. While the attack complexity is medium, it requires no authentication and primarily impacts integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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