adobe flash-player CVE-2012-0767 is a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player
Published on February 16, 2012

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.15 and 11.x before 11.1.102.62 on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; before 11.1.111.6 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.6 on Android 4.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)," as exploited in the wild in February 2012.

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Adobe Flash Player Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Adobe Flash Player contains a XSS vulnerability which allows remote attackers to inject web script or HTML.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 22, 2022: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2012-0767 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is a XSS Vulnerability?

The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

CVE-2012-0767 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.


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Exploit Probability

EPSS
16.27%
Percentile
94.68%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.