CVE-2012-0588 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 5.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0586, CVE-2012-0587, and CVE-2012-0589.

Published: 2012-03-08

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0620	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 5.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0586, CVE-2012-0587, and CVE-2012-0589.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02013.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html
http://osvdb.org/79967
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288
http://secunia.com/advisories/48377
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2012-03-08T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:30:52.293Z

Reserved: 2012-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0588

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-03-08T22:55:02.073

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:37:52.850

Link: CVE-2012-0588

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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