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CVE-2012-6662

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default content option in jquery.ui.tooltip.js in the Tooltip widget in jQuery UI before 1.10.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scrip...

Published: Nov 24, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
6.5%
Top 7.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

jquery-ui Tooltip widget vulnerable to XSS

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

jquery-uinpmOSS Libraries
jquery-ui-railsRubyGemsOSS Libraries
org.webjars.npm:jquery-uiMavenOSS Libraries
jQuery.UI.CombinedNuGetOSS Libraries
enterprise linux desktopredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
nugetpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6662
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/2432
github.com
https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/5fee6fd5000072ff32f2d65b6451f39af9e0e39e
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 24, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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