GHSA-qqxp-xp9v-vvx6 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: npm — jquery-ui Tooltip widget vulnerable to XSS
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.
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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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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-qqxp-xp9v-vvx6 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: npm — jquery-ui Tooltip widget vulnerable to XSS
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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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
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6662 |
ubuntu
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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 |
| 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:*:* |
| 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 |