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CVE-2012-2899

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.82 on iOS makes certain incorrect calls to WebView methods that trigger use of an applewebdata: URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct Universal XSS (UXSS) attacks via vectors involving the document.write method.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.3 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
EPSS score
0.8% (57th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-2879)
Published
January 5, 2014
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2879 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • apple / ipad2
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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