{"cve":"CVE-2012-5851","nvd":{"published":"2012-11-15T11:58:40.447","modified":"2026-06-16T23:47:27.720","status":"Modified","description":"html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp in WebCore in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome through 22 and Safari 5.1.7, does not consider all possible output contexts of reflected data, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via a crafted string, aka rdar problem 12019108.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-79"],"references":["http://blog.opensecurityresearch.com/2012/09/simple-cross-site-scripting-vector-that.html","https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92692","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80072","http://blog.opensecurityresearch.com/2012/09/simple-cross-site-scripting-vector-that.html","https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92692"],"products":["apple:safari","apple:webkit","google:chrome"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-5851","score":0.02285,"percentile":0.83164,"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."]}