Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI…
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI 2.4.0 through 2.9.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to charts.swf, a similar issue to CVE-2010-4207.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02454 84th 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 |
| — | yui2 (npm) | 2.4.0 – 2.9.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-jjg9-mf63-vqrp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- yui2 (npm) Vendor— Affected 2.4.0 – 2.9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-jjg9-mf63-vqrp
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.0 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.1 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.0 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.2 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.0 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.0 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.1 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.8.1:pr1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.1 pr1 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.8.1:pr1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 pr1 Vulnerable ·yahoo
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.2 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.0 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.9.0:pr2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.0 pr2 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
| cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.9.0:pr4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.0 pr4 | Vulnerable | yahoo |
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.9.0:pr2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 pr2 Vulnerable ·yahoo
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:2.9.0:pr4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 pr4 Vulnerable ·yahoo
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5881
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjg9-mf63-vqrp
References
Advisory 2
Other 4
- http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/10/30/security-announcement-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-2/
- http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/10/30/security-announcement-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-2
- http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/11/05/post-mortem-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-2
- http://yuilibrary.com/support/20121030-vulnerability
More yahoo Yui vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-03962 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2010-03961 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2010-03960 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2013-05576 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in uploader.swf in the Uploader component in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-04907 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-04908 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-5881 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5881 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjg9-mf63-vqrp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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