CVE-2012-10032 (GCVE-0-2012-10032)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-05 20:03
Modified
2025-08-07 13:58
Severity ?
8.7 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Summary
Maxthon3 versions prior to 3.3 are vulnerable to cross context scripting (XCS) via the about:history page. The browser’s trusted zone improperly handles injected script content, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a privileged context. This flaw enables modification of browser configuration and execution of arbitrary code through Maxthon’s exposed DOM APIs, including maxthon.program.Program.launch() and maxthon.io.writeDataURL(). Exploitation requires user interaction, typically by visiting a malicious webpage that triggers the injection.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Maxthon International Ltd. Maxthon3 Browser Version: 3.1.7 build 600   ≤ 3.2.2 build 1000
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