The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitrary local files and possibly obtain sensitive information via a file: URL to a QML application.
CVE-2012-5624
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 77.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 24, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (20)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00034.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00045.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00048.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2012-November/000014.html
- secalert@redhathttp://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/96311def2466dd44de64d77a1c815b22fbf68f71
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/52217
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/8
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1723-1
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883415
- secalert@redhathttps://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C40034
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00034.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00045.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00048.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2012-November/000014.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/96311def2466dd44de64d77a1c815b22fbf68f71
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libqt4-network (4:4.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1) @ quantal | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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