The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme…
Priority LOW 24CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitrary local files and possibly obtain sensitive information via a file: URL to a QML application.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01939 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 64
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:digia:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.8.3 | Vulnerable | Digia |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.41 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.42 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.43 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.44 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.45 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.0 | Vulnerable | qt |
- cpe:2.3:a:digia:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.8.3 Vulnerable ·Digia
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.41 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.42 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.43 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.44 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.45 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·qt
Show 54 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.3 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.4 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.5 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.6 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.2 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.3 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.4 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.5 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.0 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.2 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.3 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.2 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.3 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.0 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.2 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.3 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.4 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.5 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.5:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.5 rc | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.0 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.2 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.3 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.4 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.5 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.6 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.6:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.6 rc | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.0 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.2 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 10.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.5 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.6 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.4 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.5 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.2 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.3 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.3 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.4 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.5 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.5:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.5 rc Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.0 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.2 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.3 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.4 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.5 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.6 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.6:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.6 rc Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.2 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5624
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmh5-6gpf-xj49
References
Other 5
- http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/96311def2466dd44de64d77a1c815b22fbf68f71
- [oss-security] 20121204 Re: CVE Request -- Qt (x < 4.8.4): QML XmlHttpRequest insecure redirection
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C40034
- [Announce] 20121130 Qt Project Security Advisory: QML XmlHttpRequest Insecure Redirection
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883415
Sources
- CVE-2012-5624 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5624 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xmh5-6gpf-xj49 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-5624 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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