CVE-2012-5148 Path traversal in n/a
Improper validation of file names in Chrome's hyphenation feature allows potential path traversal attacks, requiring user interaction to exploit.
- 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
What is CVE-2012-5148?
CVE-2012-5148 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 15 Jan 2013. 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
The hyphenation functionality in Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.52 does not properly validate file names, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5148?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5148?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2012-5148 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5148 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7hrc-m7v8-76pp.