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medium 4.3

CVE-2012-6662 json

jquery-ui Tooltip widget vulnerable to XSS

published 2014-11-24 11 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-qqxp-xp9v-vvx6 , EUVD-2017-0292

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.5%
EPSS 7.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default content option in jquery.ui.tooltip.js in the Tooltip widget in jQuery UI before 1.10.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title attribute, which is not properly handled in the autocomplete combo box demo.

Patch / fix

  • npm jquery-ui 1.10.0
  • rubygems jquery-ui-rails 4.0.0
  • maven org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui 1.10.0
  • nuget jQuery.UI.Combined 1.10.0
  • jqueryui Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.10.1+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6662

  • ipa RHEL 7 4.1.0-18.el7
  • ipa-client RHEL 7 4.1.0-18.el7
  • ipa-python RHEL 7 4.1.0-18.el7
  • ipa-server RHEL 7 4.1.0-18.el7
  • ipa-admintools RHEL 7 4.1.0-18.el7
  • ipa-server-trust-ad RHEL 7 4.1.0-18.el7
  • ipa RHEL 6 3.0.0-47.el6
  • ipa-client RHEL 6 3.0.0-47.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0442RHSA-2015:1462

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-6662 updated cvss 4.3

jquery-ui: XSS vulnerability in default content in Tooltip widget

  • Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails Red Hat OpenStack Foreman ruby193-rubygem-jquery-ui-rails Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 python-sphinx Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 yelp-xsl, python-sphinx Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails
    +4 more products
    Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails Red Hat Satellite 6 ruby193-rubygem-jquery-ui-rails Red Hat Software Collections ror40-rubygem-jquery-rails, ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager ruby193-rubygem-jquery-rails
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) ipa 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-client 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-python 4.1.0-18.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) ipa-server 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-admintools 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-server-trust-ad 4.1.0-18.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) ipa 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-client 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-python 4.1.0-18.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) ipa-server 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-admintools 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-server-trust-ad 4.1.0-18.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0442
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-client 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-python 3.0.0-47.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ipa-server 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-server-trust-ad 3.0.0-47.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-client 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-python 3.0.0-47.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ipa-server 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-server-trust-ad 3.0.0-47.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-client 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-python 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-server 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-47.el6, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1462
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ipa 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-client 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-python 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-server 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-admintools 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-server-trust-ad 4.1.0-18.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) ipa-admintools 4.1.0-18.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0442
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-client 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-python 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-server 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-47.el6, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-47.el6, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1462
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ipa 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-client 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-python 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-server 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-admintools 4.1.0-18.el7, ipa-server-trust-ad 4.1.0-18.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0442

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Exploit prediction

7.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm jquery-ui
<1.10.0
1.10.0
rubygems jquery-ui-rails
<4.0.0
4.0.0
maven org.webjars.npm:jquery-ui
<1.10.0
1.10.0
nuget jQuery.UI.Combined
<1.10.0
1.10.0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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