Unscored severity · published Aug 29, 2012
CVE-2012-1956
Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12 do not prevent use of the Object.defineProperty method to shadow the location object (aka…
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CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Thunderbird before 15.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.12 do not prevent use of the Object.defineProperty method to shadow the location object (aka window.location), which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors involving a plugin.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
through 14.0; 1.0; 1.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; +34 more · source: NVD
SE
Seamonkey · Mozilla
through 2.11; 2.0; 2.0; 2.0; 2.0; 2.0; +34 more · source: NVD
TH
Thunderbird · Mozilla
through 14.0; 1.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.0.4; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1956
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1956
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00028.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00011.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00014.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1351.html
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-59.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55260
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