CVE-2012-5624
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which...
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitrary local files and possibly obtain sensitive information via a file: URL to a QML application.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitrary local files and possibly obtain sensitive information via a file: URL to a QML application.
- Record
CVE-2012-5624- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitrary local files and possibly obtain sensitive information via a file: URL to a QML application.
- Record
CVE-2012-5624- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5510 No score
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitrary local files and possibly obtain sensitive information via a file: URL to a QML application.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5510- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmh5-6gpf-xj49 No score
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which...
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitrary local files and possibly obtain sensitive information via a file: URL to a QML application.
- Record
GHSA-xmh5-6gpf-xj49- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5624 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Digia Qt, published February 24, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.94%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00048.html
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1723-1
secunia.com/advisories/52217
qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/96311def2466dd44de64d77a1c815b22fbf68f71
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/8
codereview.qt-project.org
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lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2012-November/000014.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883415
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5624
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xmh5-6gpf-xj49