CVE-2012-5624

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.

Published: 2013-02-24 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5624 is rated Moderate Risk (46.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.87%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5624

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-25 1.47% 1.87% +0.40%
2 2025-03-30 3.45% 1.47% -1.98%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.45% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5624

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5624

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-5624

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5624
ubuntu low CVE-2012-5624 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (qt4-x11), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 4, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5624

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-5624

Comment: Per http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1723-1/ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5624

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
digia qt <= 4.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:digia:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 1.41 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 1.42 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 1.43 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 1.44 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 1.45 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 3.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 3.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 3.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.6.5:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.7.6:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 4.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5624

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