Is CVE-2012-6662 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-6662 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-6662?

CVE-2012-6662 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-6662?

CVE-2012-6662 has an EPSS score of 6.46% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6662?

Upgrade jqueryui on debian 11 to 1.10.1+dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-6662

MEDIUMEPSS 93th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

jqueryuiDebian

Fixed in:1.10.1+dfsg-1CVE-2012-6662

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

6.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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