VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-5837
CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-11-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
The Web Developer Toolbar in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 executes script with chrome privileges, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string.
Weakness classification
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')