CVE-2012-0455
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird...
4.3 MediumFix available
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 do not properly restrict drag-and-drop operations on javascript: URLs, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web page, related to a "DragAndDropJacking" issue.
Exploit likelihood
1.70%Down 2.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 do not properly restrict drag-and-drop operations on javascript: URLs, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web page, related to a "DragAndDropJacking" issue.
- Record
CVE-2012-0455- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 do not properly restrict drag-and-drop operations on javascript: URLs, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web page, related to a "DragAndDropJacking" issue.
- Record
CVE-2012-0455- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0487 No score
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 do not properly restrict drag-and-drop operations on javascript: URLs, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web page, related to a "DragAndDropJacking" issue.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0487- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6mh-5q54-hvfp No score
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird...
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 do not properly restrict drag-and-drop operations on javascript: URLs, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web page, related to a "DragAndDropJacking" issue.
- Record
GHSA-v6mh-5q54-hvfp- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1 No score
seamonkey-2.40-6.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the seamonkey-2.40-6.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 No score
MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
iceweaselDebian:6.0 |
before 3.5.16-13, plus listed versions 3.5.16-103.5.16-10~bpo50+13.5.16-113.5.16-11~bpo50+13.5.16-12 Show 10 moreShow less3.5.16-43.5.16-53.5.16-5~bpo50+13.5.16-63.5.16-6~bpo50+13.5.16-73.5.16-7~bpo50+13.5.16-83.5.16-8~bpo50+13.5.16-9 |
3.5.16-13 |
icedoveDebian:6.0 |
before 3.0.11-1+squeeze8, plus listed versions 3.0.11-13.0.11-1+squeeze13.0.11-1+squeeze23.0.11-1+squeeze33.0.11-1+squeeze43.0.11-1+squeeze53.0.11-1+squeeze63.0.11-1+squeeze7 |
3.0.11-1+squeeze8 |
iceapeDebian:6.0 |
before 2.0.11-11, plus listed versions 2.0.11-102.0.11-22.0.11-32.0.11-42.0.11-5 Show 4 moreShow less2.0.11-62.0.11-72.0.11-82.0.11-9 |
2.0.11-11 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:rhel_productivity:5 |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_productivity:5 |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 | 0:10.0.3-1.el5_8 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 | 0:10.0.3-1.el6_2 |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
MozillaThunderbirdopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 45.5.1-1.1 | 45.5.1-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0455 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published March 14, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in iceweasel 3.5.16-13.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00042.html
secunia.com/advisories/48402
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:031
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1400-5
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bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=704354
mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-13.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0387.html
securityfocus.com/bid/52458
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2458
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14829
securitytracker.com/id?1026803
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0455
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v6mh-5q54-hvfp
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0387
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729632
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_0387.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0451
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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