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MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

CVE-2012-0767

Adobe Flash Player Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player

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.

CVSS
6.1
MEDIUM
EPSS
6.2%
30-day exploitation
Ransomware groups
0
recorded exploiting
Published
16 Feb 2012
CWE-79

Exploitation status

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Listed by CISA on 8 June 2022. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 22 June 2022.

EPSS — exploitation probability

FIRST puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 6.2%, which is higher than 93.4% of all scored vulnerabilities. EPSS is a forecast of activity, not a measure of severity, and it is rescored daily.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Frequently asked questions

Is CVE-2012-0767 being exploited by ransomware groups?

No ransomware group in this database is currently recorded as exploiting CVE-2012-0767.

What does CVE-2012-0767 affect?

CVE-2012-0767 affects Adobe Flash Player. 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.

How severe is CVE-2012-0767?

CVE-2012-0767 is rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1. EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.2%, higher than 93.4% of all scored vulnerabilities. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, with a federal remediation deadline of 22 June 2022.

How should organisations respond to CVE-2012-0767?

Apply the vendor patch for Adobe Flash Player as the first priority, and treat any internet-facing instance as the most urgent. Because this vulnerability is associated with ransomware activity, also review whether the affected systems were reachable before patching, rather than assuming that patching alone closes the incident.