CVE-2012-1945 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can leak sensitive information by tricking users into viewing a malicious HTML document that loads a shortcut file in an iframe.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-1945?
CVE-2012-1945 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 5 Jun 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10 allow local users to obtain sensitive information via an HTML document that loads a shortcut (aka .lnk) file for display within an IFRAME element, as demonstrated by a network share implemented by (1) Microsoft Windows or (2) Samba.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1945?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1945?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-1945 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1945 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xqrh-6pmp-4rgf.