Web Toolkit
CVE-2012-5920
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Web Toolkit (GWT) 2.4 through 2.5 Final, as used in JBoss Operations Network (ON) 3.1.1 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4563.
AnalysisAI
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Web Toolkit (GWT) 2.4 through 2.5 Final, as used in JBoss Operations Network (ON) 3.1.1 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Web Toolkit (GWT) 2.4 through 2.5 Final, as used in JBoss Operations Network (ON) 3.1.1 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4563. Affected products include: Google Web Toolkit. Version information: through 2.5.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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