{"cve":"CVE-2012-4201","nvd":{"published":"2012-11-21T12:55:01.477","modified":"2026-06-16T23:44:35.760","status":"Modified","description":"The evalInSandbox implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 uses an incorrect context during the handling of JavaScript code that sets the location.href property, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or read arbitrary files by leveraging a sandboxed add-on.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-79"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","mozilla:firefox","mozilla:seamonkey","mozilla:thunderbird","mozilla:thunderbird_esr","opensuse:opensuse","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation","suse:linux_enterprise_desktop","suse:linux_enterprise_server","suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4201","score":0.03083,"percentile":0.87695,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}