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CVE-2012-5837

The Web Developer Toolbar in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 executes script with chrome privileges,...

6.8 Medium

CVE-2012-5837 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Mozilla Firefox, published November 21, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.26%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Severity
6.8 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.26%EPSS, 83rd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The Web Developer Toolbar in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 executes script with chrome privileges, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string.

Exploit likelihood

2.26%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
MozillaFirefox
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 899 CVEs
before 50.1.0-1.1
50.1.0-1.1
MozillaThunderbird
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 560 CVEs
before 45.5.1-1.1
45.5.1-1.1
firefox-esr
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs
before 128.5.1-1.1
128.5.1-1.1

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.8

The Web Developer Toolbar in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 executes script with chrome privileges, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string.

Record
CVE-2012-5837
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The Web Developer Toolbar in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 executes script with chrome privileges, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string.

Record
CVE-2012-5837
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5715No score

The Web Developer Toolbar in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 executes script with chrome privileges, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string.

Record
EUVD-2012-5715
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jmrm-6r25-5p6xNo score

The Web Developer Toolbar in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 executes script with chrome privileges,...

The Web Developer Toolbar in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 executes script with chrome privileges, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string.

Record
GHSA-jmrm-6r25-5p6x
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1No 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-2024:10230-1No 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-2024:14572-1No 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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