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CVE-2012-5624
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.9%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 20% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0157 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-1723-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 52217 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/96311def2466dd44de64d77a1c815b22fbf68f71 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20121204 Re: CVE Request -- Qt (x < 4.8.4): QML XmlHttpRequest insecure redirection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C40034 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [Announce] 20121130 Qt Project Security Advisory: QML XmlHttpRequest Insecure Redirection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0154 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0143 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883415 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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