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CVE-2012-0767

Flash Player Cross-Site Scripting

Adobe / Flash Player

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Severity
CVSS 6.1 · Medium
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
6.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2012-0767 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.15 and 11.x before 11.1.102.62 on Windows, Mac OS X,...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Adobe / Flash Player.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Flash Player Cross-Site Scripting

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.15 and 11.x before 11.1.102.62 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; before 11.1.111.6 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.6 on Android 4.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)," as exploited in the wild in February 2012.

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Published
16 Feb 2012
Exploitation Reported
08 Jun 2022
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required

Tags

windows cisa macos android linux

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0767
  • openSUSE-SU-2012:0265 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00014...
  • GLSA-201204-07 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-07.xml
  • RHSA-2012:0144 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0144.html
  • 48265 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/48265
  • 48819 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/48819
  • oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14806 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
  • oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15933 oval.cisecurity.org · VDB Entry https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.m...
  • adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-03.html adobe.com · CVE Record http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-03.html

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 08 Jun 2022

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source Added
CISA First 2022-06-08 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

6.7%

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE-79

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 6.1 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 4.3 Medium

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

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2012-0767",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 6.1,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.06662,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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