Yahoo! YUI up to 2.9.0 uploader.swf cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Yahoo! YUI up to 2.9.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file uploader.swf. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5882. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! YUI up to 2.9.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file uploader.swf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI 2.5.0 through 2.9.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to uploader.swf, a similar issue to CVE-2010-4208.

The weakness was disclosed 11/16/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at yuilibrary.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5882 since 11/16/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62956 (FreeBSD : bugzilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2b841f88-2e8d-11e2-ad21-20cf30e32f6d)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80033), Tenable (62956), SecurityFocus (BID 56385†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37398†). The entries VDB-6945, VDB-62928, VDB-62926 and VDB-100142 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 62956
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : bugzilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2b841f88-2e8d-11e2-ad21-20cf30e32f6d)
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OpenVAS ID: 72631
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: yahoo-ui
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: yuilibrary.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5882 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5882
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62927
X-Force: 80033
SecurityFocus: 56385 - YUI 'SWF' File Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 37398 - Yahoo YUI 2.5.0 - 2.9.0 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability - CVE-2012-5882, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 00:31
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (63), 04/21/2017 22:10 (4), 12/20/2021 00:31 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:E82:103

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