CVE-2012-5882
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI 2.5.0...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5882- 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 ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5882- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5759No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5759- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x878-5xff-v777No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI 2.5.0...
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.
- Record
GHSA-x878-5xff-v777- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-5882No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5882- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
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| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5882 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Yahoo Yui, published November 16, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.40%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
yuiblog.com/blog/2012/11/05/post-mortem-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-2
securityfocus.com/bid/56385
yuilibrary.com/support/20121030-vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5882
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x878-5xff-v777
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5882
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5882