# CVE-2012-1966: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks in Mozilla Firefox via crafted data URLs due to missing context-menu restrictions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fgj8-79hw-hmwq

## What is CVE-2012-1966?

CVE-2012-1966 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 18 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6 do not have the same context-menu restrictions for data: URLs as for javascript: URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1966?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mozilla Firefox.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-1966?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-1966 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2019-11707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11707/): Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1966 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-1966 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 18 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mozilla Firefox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1966/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1966/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1966
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1966
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1966

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