CVE-2012-6662

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default content option in jquery.ui.tooltip.js in the Tooltip widget in jQuery UI before 1.10.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title attribute, which is not properly handled in the autocomplete combo box demo.

Published: 2014-11-24 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-6662 is rated Moderate Risk (49.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.46%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6662

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 2026-06-15 7.05% 6.46% -0.58%
2 2026-03-04 3.49% 7.05% +3.56%
3 2026-03-01 3.49%

Full EPSS history (41 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6662

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:N/I:P/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-6662

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2012-6662

GHSA-qqxp-xp9v-vvx6 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: npm — jquery-ui Tooltip widget vulnerable to XSS

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-6662

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2012-6662 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (jqueryui), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6662
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6662
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-6662 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jqueryui), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): not-affected 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6662

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6662

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jqueryui jquery_ui 1.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:jqueryui:jquery_ui:1.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:jquery:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6662

URL Tags
http://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/8859 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.jqueryui.com/ticket/8861 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0442.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1462.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/613 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/616 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71107
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98697
https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/5fee6fd5000072ff32f2d65b6451f39af9e0e39e Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/f2854408cce7e4b7fc6bf8676761904af9c96bde Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/2432
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