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title: "CVE-2012-6662\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-6662

Publication date 24 November 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| jqueryui | 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6662?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| jqueryui | * Upstream:   [f285440](https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/f2854408cce7e4b7fc6bf8676761904af9c96bde) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6662)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6662)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-6662)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6662)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6662>