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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-02-24T19:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:45:23.183Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2012-5624

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-02-24T19:55:00.830

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:12:38.223

Link: CVE-2012-5624

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-5624 - Bugzilla