CVE-2012-4776 (GCVE-0-2012-4776)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-11-14 00:00
Modified
2024-08-06 20:42
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) functionality in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, and 4.5 does not validate configuration data that is returned during acquisition of proxy settings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code by providing crafted data during execution of (1) an XAML browser application (aka XBAP) or (2) a .NET Framework application, aka "Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Vulnerability."
References
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-074 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56463 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15810 vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL
http://osvdb.org/87266 vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/51236 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027753 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
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